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Sex-for-marks: OAU lecturer Akindele goes to prison

Symbol of justice                                                                                                                                             

Robert Awokuse

An Osogbo High Court has on Monday sent former lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Richard Akindele, who demanded sex to pass one of his students, Monica Osagie, to two years in prison following his conviction for the crime.

Justice Maureen Onyetenu, who presided over the case, said her ruling would serve as deterrent to other lecturers who indulge in such act.

Justice Onyetenu said, notwithstanding the plea bargain arrived at by the parties, Akindele should be used as a scapegoat to deter higher institutions’ lecturers from the habit of molesting female students.

According to the judge, plea bargain only applies when public interest is involved, explaining that public interest was against Akindele as many female students have been turned to sex slaves by higher institutions’ lecturers.

Onyetenu said, “The menace is getting to secondary and primary schools. I am a pastor and a counsellor. I know mental torture many of our female students have been subjected to by the likes of the respondent.

“The adverse effect of such action is huge. Many of his likes have been awarding marks to those students that are ready to warm their beds, thereby releasing half-baked graduates into the society,”

She therefore sentenced Akindele to 24 months jail-term.

Earlier, Akindele had informed the court of his decision to change his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty.’

The former OAU lecturer was dragged to court for soliciting from Monica sexual benefit to upgrade her marks.

An ostensibly disgusted Justice Onyetenu also sentenced Akindele to 12 months jail-term for deleting parts of the Whatsapp conversation between him and Miss Osagie to destroy evidence against him and sentenced him to another 12 months jail-term for age falsification.

She however said the six years jail terms are to run concurrently.

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  1. May God help Nigeria’s educational system.

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