Nude Pictures Found On Suspended UNICAL Dean’s Phone - ICPC investigator

At the resumed trial, Ogechi, led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, claimed that a diploma student of UNICAL had sent pornographic photographs of herself to Ndifon through his mobile telephone at different times.

Nude Pictures Found On Suspended UNICAL Dean’s Phone - ICPC investigator

An investigator from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Lucy Ogechi, revealed during a trial that a forensic analysis of the phone belonging to Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), uncovered several nude pictures from various contacts.

Ndifon and his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, are currently standing trial on amended four charges, including alleged sexual harassment and an attempt to perverse the course of justice.

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At the resumed trial, Ogechi, led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, claimed that a diploma student of UNICAL had sent pornographic photographs of herself to Ndifon through his mobile telephone at different times.

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"We saw so many nude photos of so many contacts, including the contact of TKJ. TKJ was of particular interest because we observed that nude pictures were requested by the first defendant as currency for admission to TKJ for the diploma class transitioning to the LLB class," Ogechi stated.

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She added that Ndifon's lawyer called the victim’s witness to shun the ICPC’s invitation, but forensic evidence revealed otherwise.

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"While their phones were in the custody of the commission, the first defendant, with a view to meddling with the investigation, approached his service providers for the retrieval of his number, claiming that it was lost when the phone was in the custody of the ICPC," Ogechi noted.

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The trial judge, Justice James Omotoso, adjourned the matter till Thursday for continuation of trial, emphasizing the need to take the statement of the victim witness before considering bail for the defendants.