Sex-for-mark: OAU professor lands in prison
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the offences he said contravened sections 8 1 a 2 and 18 d of the corrupt practices and other related offenses act 2000 and punishable under same sections1 by joshua oladipo1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that justice maureen onyetenu ordered the remand on monday pending the filing of his formal bail application1 mr kehinde adedoye the independent corrupt practise and other related offences commission icpc prosecutor had told the court that the defendanthad on sept. 16 2017 unlawfully demanded sexual benefits for marks from monica osagie1 according to the prosecutor the defendant is facing a four-count charge1 the defendant corruptly asked for sexual benefits from ms monica osagie on account of favour to be afterwards shown to her in the discharge of his official duties as a lecturer to wit altering her academic grades from fail to pass in the course mba 632 research method he said1 a federal high court in osun has remanded an obafemi awolowo university oau lecturer prof. richard akindele in ilesa prison custody for allegedly demanding sex for mark from his student1 nan reports that the defendant however pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him1 the defense counsel mr fola omotoso thereafter prayed the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms1 the icpc counsel however opposed the bail application noting that the defendant had refused to appear before the commission since he was granted administrative bail1 onyetenu therefore ordered the defense counsel to file a formal bail application before the next date of adjournment1 the trial judge adjourned the matter till nov. 27 for definite hearing and ordered the remand of the defendant1 nan reports that the defendant is a lecturer in the department of management and accounting of the university1