Sex-For-Grade: Varsity Suspends Don

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Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has announced the suspension of Prof. Richard Akindele who has, of recent, been alleged to have, in a phone conversation, given condition of five rounds of sex to pass an academically disadvantaged female student in his class.
This announcement, Champion Scholar gathered, is coming on the heels of a report submitted by the Committee set up to investigate the allegation of sexual harassment revealed in a recent audio recording.

“In the interim report submitted to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, Professor Richard I. Akindele, of the Department of Management and Accounting, is now established to be the lecturer in the controversial “marks for sex” audio recording. “The female voice has also been identified as that of Miss Monica Osetobe OSAGIE, a Postgraduate Student on the Master of Business Administration Regular programme.”; the announcement signed by the Vice Chancellor reads.
According to reports, the Investigative Committee had invited both Professor Richard I. Akindele and the supposed victim, Miss Osagie, but only Professor Akindele is confirmed to have appeared before the Committee, while Miss Osagie is yet to appear or make any representation.
The report indicated that many other witnesses appeared before the Committee and gave useful evidences.
The University is making efforts to ensure that Miss Osagie appears before the investigative committee so that it can hear her side of the case and promptly submit its final report.

“The Committee observed that a prima facie case of inappropriate relationship with the female student had been established against Professor Richard I. Akindele.
“The Vice-Chancellor, having carefully and dispassionately considered the report, also came to the conclusion that a prima facie case of serious misconduct had been established.

“Having regard to the gravity of the offence for which Professor Richard I. Akindele is found to be prima facie liable, the Vice-Chancellor, in line with the Code of Conduct for the University Community and acting under all the laws and regulations of the University enabling him in that regard, has directed that Professor Richard I. Akindele be suspended forthwith from the University, pending the final determination of the disciplinary case against him.

“We will like to reiterate that OAU will continue to do everything legally and morally acceptable in pursuance of its avowed commitment to zero tolerance for sexual harassment, intimidation and, or coercion.”; signed by the VC, Prof. Eyitayo, Ogunbodede.

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