Sex For Mark Scandal: Court Remands Embattled Lecturer in Prison

A Federal High Court in Osogbo has today ordered the dismissed lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University ile Ife, Prof. Akindele who demanded sex for mark from one Miss Monica Osagie, a post graduate student of the institution, be remanded in prison.

The presiding Judge, Justice Maurine Onyetenu today made this judgement after hearing a suit filed by
Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The anti- graft agency arraigned the accused lecturer before the court on a 4 counts charge. The charge includes: “That on 16th day of September, 2017 or thereabout, you corruptly asked for sexual benefits for yourself from one Monica Osagie for a favour that would be thereafter shown to her by upgrading her academic record from fail to pass, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 8 (1)a and 2 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission Act 2000.

"That you solicited sexual benefits from the victim on 16th of September, 2017 or thereabout for a favour to be given to you, the act contrary to and punishable under Section 18 (b) of the ICPC Act.

"That you deliberately concealed evidence, with the intent to remove parts of the conversation between you and the victim, contrary to Section 15 (1) and (2) of the ICPC Act.

"That you falsified your age by saying, under interrogation, that you were born on April 19, 1961, while in your personal file retrieved from OAU, you claimed you were born on April 19, 1959, an act contrary to and punishable under Section 25 of ICPC Acts, 2000.”

The Judge later adjourned the hearing of the case till 27th of November, 2018.