Court of Appeal Upholds Two-Year Jail Term for Ex-Unical Law Dean Ndifon
The appellate court said the trial court lacked jurisdiction on Count Two and ordered the ICPC to begin a new case in Cross River State.
- On Friday, September 25, 2026, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission announced the Court of Appeal upheld Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon's conviction on Count One, maintaining his two-year prison sentence for soliciting obscene photographs.
- The Federal High Court, Abuja, originally convicted the former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, on November 17, 2025, after evidence showed he used his position to solicit explicit electronic communications from a student.
- Regarding Count Two, concerning allegations of conferring undue advantage, the appellate court ruled the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction and ordered the Commission to commence fresh prosecution before the High Court of Cross River State.
- The ICPC stated it respects the court's decision on Count Two but is taking steps to challenge the jurisdictional ruling before the appropriate superior court to seek further judicial clarification.
- This development underscores the Commission's ongoing commitment to prosecuting corruption and abuse of office, particularly where institutional authority is allegedly used to exploit individuals under an accused person's influence.
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ICPC to challenge A’Court ruling on jurisdiction in ex-UNICAL dean’s case
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision on jurisdiction in the case of former University of Calabar Law Dean, Cyril Ndifon.
Court of Appeal upholds two-year jail term for ex-Unical law dean Ndifon
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has upheld the two-year imprisonment of Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a female student. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, September […] Court of Appeal upholds two-year jail term for ex-Unical la…
Appeal court upholds ex-UNICAL dean Ndifon’s two-year jail term, orders fresh trial on second count
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction and two-year jail term imposed on Cyril Ndifon, former dean of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), for soliciting porn0graphic photographs from a female student. In a judgement delivered in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CR/1798/2025, the appellate court affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja on the first count of the charge. In a statement issued on Friday, Ok…
Ex-UNICAL Law Dean Ndifon to Serve Two Years for Demanding Nude Photos from Student - Security News Alert
A former dean has lost his bid to overturn a conviction for pressuring a student under his authority into sending him explicit photographs, after the Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld his two-year prison sentence. Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, who once headed the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, will now serve […] The post Ex-UNICAL Law Dean Ndifon to Serve Two Years for Demanding Nude Photos from Student first appeared on Security Ne…
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