Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, on Friday, called out the University of Uyo (UniUyo) authorities at the funeral service of Inih Ebong, a lecturer who was victimised for over two decades by UniUyo.

Family members and friends, including some academics and old classmates, attended the funeral conducted by the Rosicrucian Order at the Aton Lodge, Uyo.

Mr Ebong, 73, died on 16 April 2025 at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital after a protracted battle for justice and survival, and against ill-health.

He was an associate professor of theatre arts at UniUyo, Akwa Ibom State, before his teaching appointment was unlawfully terminated on 27 March 2002 during the administration of then-Vice-Chancellor Akpan Ekpo be...