The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to arraign the disgraced lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Prof. Richard Akindele, at the Federal High Court, Osogbo, for allegedly demanding sex from one of his students, Ms. Monica Osagie, in order to upgrade her academic mark, in Research Method course which she failed in 2017, from fail to pass.
The commission disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying Akindele will be arraigned on Monday on three charges for abusing his position as a lecturer in the Department of Management and Accounting by demanding sexual benefit from a female student to fraudulently upgrade her result.
The actions of the 57-year-old professor were contrary to Sections 8 (1) (a) (ii), and 18 (d) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and are punishable under the same sections, the ICPC said.
One of the counts reads, “That you, professor Akindele, on or about the 16th day of September, 2017 at Ile-Ife did corruptly ask for sexual benefits for yourself from Ms. Monica Osagie on account of favour to be afterwards shown to her by you in the discharge of your official duties as a lecturer in the Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, to wit; altering her academic grades in the course with code MBA 632- Research Method from fail to pass; and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 8(1)(a)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.”
Prof. Akindele had unsucessfully, through his lawyer, Omotayo Alade-Fawole, pushed for plea-bargain, citing ill-health.
He argued in vain that he would, due to ill-health, be unable to stand the rigours of prison life.
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