Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- While Cyril Ndifon, a professor of law and suspended dean of the law faculty at the University of Calabar, is standing trial over alleged sexual harassment of female students, another professor of law accused of a similar offence walks about freely.

Mr Ndifon is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission at a Federal High Court, in Abuja.

Enefiok Essien's story

The accused professor, yet to be held to be properly investigated or prosecuted, is Enefiok Essien, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria's south-south.

Mr Essien was named in a ruling on 14 July 2005 by the Court of Appeal, Calabar, which affirmed the judgement of the Fed...