The Department of State Services(DSS) has explained why operatives arrested a Professor of the University of Calabar.
It disclosed that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) sought cooperation to apprehend Professor Cyril Ndifon, the former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar.
This was made known on Thursday in a statement signed by the DSS Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Peter Afunanya, posted on their X handle.
Afunanya explained the reason Professor Ndifon was arrested was because the ICPC had informed them of the Professor’s failure to respond to numerous invitations and the arrest was carried out based on a court order.
He wrote: “The ICPC has sought the collaboration of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Sex Scandal matter involving Professor Cyril NDIFON, the erstwhile Dean of Faculty of Law of the Institution.
“The Commission had disclosed the refusal of NDIFON to honour its several invitations thus his eventual arrest in Calabar, Cross River State by its operatives on 4th October 2023 based on a Court Order.
“However, the Service, following the Commission’s request and in the spirit of interagency cooperation, supported it for a successful operation. This is to guide public understanding of the latest developments on the matter.”
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