The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s star witness, on Tuesday, stated that Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), pressurised her to trade her virginity in exchange for an admission into the institution.

TKJ, who is the ICPC’s 2nd prosecution witness (PW2), told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja while being led in evidence by the commission’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha.

She narrated that she came in contact with Mr Ndifon, a professor, during her Diploma 1 programme through some students who were posting condolence messages to the lecturer over the death of his mother.

“So, being a student of the Faculty of Law, I decided to send my condolence messages to him.

“After that, he thanked me and asked what level I was and I told him I was in Diploma 1.

“After some days, I made a post on my WhatsApp status and he asked, ‘Is this you?’ and I replied, ‘Yes sir’.

“He asked where I was and I told him I wasn’t in Calabar. He told me that whenever I returned, I should try and see him and I said okay,” she said.

Can you give me your virginity?

The PW2 said on returning to school, Mr Ndifon called her to inquire if she was back and she answered in the affirmative.

“He asked me to see him in his office. After my lectures that day, I went to his office. When I got there, he had many visitors waiting for him. He asked that I wait for him.

“After some hours, he dismissed his visitors and asked me to lock the door. I did as he instructed. He stood up from his seat and asked me to hug him.

“I moved back and he asked if I was scared. I nodded my head. He said I should not be scared and that I should see him as a father.

“He requested for the hug again. I gave him a side hug.

“He asked me if this was how I hug my boyfriend, I told him I don’t have a boyfriend. He asked if it was a man friend I have, and I told him I had none.

“He held my waist and told me I don’t have to bother about admission and that he brought the Diploma of Law into the faculty.

“He said he made about 50 students transition to the LLB programme,” she said.

The witness told the court that the embattled professor again held her waist and she tried to free herself from him.

“He told me to stop doing that and asked why was I doing it like a baby.

“He asked if I was a virgin, and I said yes. He said am I sure? He said that it was very good.

“He asked, ‘Can you give it (my virginity) to me? I shouted, Jesus! He said I should give it to him and he told me he would give me admission.

“I told him I would think about it,” she said.

According to the witness, “He (Ndifon) touched my chest, which is my breast area.

“He said he never knew I was this big.

“While all these were going on, people would come and knock and go.

“I asked him, why does he not want to open the door, and he asked me to forget it.

“When I asked him why he was the one that gave up to 50 persons admission, he told me he was the owner of the diploma course and that I should not bother myself that I will get the admission,” she added.

TKJ, who told the court that the professor also asked her to visit him on a public holiday, said he begged her to give him “a blow job” after confirming he was on her menstrual cycle.

She said: “On a public holiday, he asked me to come to his office,

“He pulled his trousers. I told him to stop and that I was on my period (menstruation). He asked won’t I give him my virginity again.