Randy Professor: OAU probes sex-for-marks allegation

…as professor deactivates Facebook account

Management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has
promised to look into the allegation of sexual harassment and
fraudulent practices levelled against one of its lecturers, Prof.
Richard Akindele, by an unnamed student.

The student, via a voice-call recording whicht has gone viral on
social media, revealed the conversations between her and the
professor of Management and Accounting, Faculty of Administration,
who had demanded to have sex with the student five times before he
could assist to jerk up her low mark in his course.

Yesterday, the professor hurriedly deactivated his Facebook
account. But in its response to the allegation, the university told
Newsmen that within the next 72 hours, it would launch an
investigation into the allegation to unravel its veracity.

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun
Olarewaju, said the ivory tower had relevant laws guiding the
conduct of both the students and the staff and that sexual
harassment was a critical offence that couldn’t be overlooked by
the management.

Olarewaju said that as a result, the university would leave no
stone unturned to get to the root of the matter, “to save the image
of our noble and highly revered university.”

He added: “The university is not unaware of the audio recording
circulating on the social media and we are seriously concerned
about the image of the institution.

The university abhors all forms of sexual harassment, whether
from students to students, staff to students or students to staff.
We have a committee system in place that handles such matters and
within the next 72 hours, the committee will spring into action. I
have personally listened to the recording, but that is not to
confirm that it is the voice of the lecturer and neither could we
confirm that the accuser is also our student.”

In the audio recording, the female student had called the
professor, who is also a reverend, to inquire about his earlier
demand for sex to pass her in his course that she supposedly
failed.

He told the student that she would repeat the exam in the next
academic session since she had refused to “take the opportunity” he
offered her to have sex with him. “I gave you an opportunity and
you missed it. Forget about it. You will do it next year,” the
professor had threatened.

The student said she was calling to confirm whether he was
serious about having sex with her. He responded: “Me that agreed to
do something. I know what I meant. If you don’t trust me forget
about it.

If I wouldn’t do it, why should I give you audience in the first
place? If I am not interested in doing it, I won’t give you
audience. The other person has come and I told her straight away
because there is nothing I can do to bail that person out and her
mark is even better than your own.

The person scored 39 while your own is 33.” The lecturer then
asked her why she told him that she was having her menstruation the
day they met and he demanded sex. The girl responded: “I was really
seeing my period Professor Akindele,” The professor cautioned her
to stop mentioning his name, and then asked: “And now nko?” to
which she replied that the menstruation had ended.

“Your boyfriend has done it yesterday?” he asked. “Is it every
time that someone will be doing it with the boyfriend?” she
responded. “Is it every time you do it with your wife?” “Yes,” he
answered. “It’s a lie,” the girl exclaimed. “Not possible.”

When the girl asked him about the plan for the arrangement for
her to have the sex so that she could avoid repeating the course,
he told her that they would have the first sex the next day and on
other four subsequent occasions. The girl was shocked at the demand
for sex five times and asked the professor if sex was food. He
said: “Is not five we agreed? Our agreement is five.”

“Is it B that you want to give me or C?” the girl asked. “Why
would it be five times you will knack me?” She then told him she
would not have sex with him five times. “Prof, you know what? Let
me fail it. I can’t do it five times. For what nah? No worry. Thank
you, sir,” she said, then ended the call.

…as professor deactivates Facebook account

Management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has
promised to look into the allegation of sexual harassment and
fraudulent practices levelled against one of its lecturers, Prof.
Richard Akindele, by an unnamed student.

The student, via a voice-call recording whicht has gone viral on
social media, revealed the conversations between her and the
professor of Management and Accounting, Faculty of Administration,
who had demanded to have sex with the student five times before he
could assist to jerk up her low mark in his course.

Yesterday, the professor hurriedly deactivated his Facebook
account. But in its response to the allegation, the university told
Newsmen that within the next 72 hours, it would launch an
investigation into the allegation to unravel its veracity.

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun
Olarewaju, said the ivory tower had relevant laws guiding the
conduct of both the students and the staff and that sexual
harassment was a critical offence that couldn’t be overlooked by
the management.

Olarewaju said that as a result, the university would leave no
stone unturned to get to the root of the matter, “to save the image
of our noble and highly revered university.”

He added: “The university is not unaware of the audio recording
circulating on the social media and we are seriously concerned
about the image of the institution.

The university abhors all forms of sexual harassment, whether
from students to students, staff to students or students to staff.
We have a committee system in place that handles such matters and
within the next 72 hours, the committee will spring into action. I
have personally listened to the recording, but that is not to
confirm that it is the voice of the lecturer and neither could we
confirm that the accuser is also our student.”

In the audio recording, the female student had called the
professor, who is also a reverend, to inquire about his earlier
demand for sex to pass her in his course that she supposedly
failed.

He told the student that she would repeat the exam in the next
academic session since she had refused to “take the opportunity” he
offered her to have sex with him. “I gave you an opportunity and
you missed it. Forget about it. You will do it next year,” the
professor had threatened.

The student said she was calling to confirm whether he was
serious about having sex with her. He responded: “Me that agreed to
do something. I know what I meant. If you don’t trust me forget
about it.

If I wouldn’t do it, why should I give you audience in the first
place? If I am not interested in doing it, I won’t give you
audience. The other person has come and I told her straight away
because there is nothing I can do to bail that person out and her
mark is even better than your own.

The person scored 39 while your own is 33.” The lecturer then
asked her why she told him that she was having her menstruation the
day they met and he demanded sex. The girl responded: “I was really
seeing my period Professor Akindele,” The professor cautioned her
to stop mentioning his name, and then asked: “And now nko?” to
which she replied that the menstruation had ended.

“Your boyfriend has done it yesterday?” he asked. “Is it every
time that someone will be doing it with the boyfriend?” she
responded. “Is it every time you do it with your wife?” “Yes,” he
answered. “It’s a lie,” the girl exclaimed. “Not possible.”

When the girl asked him about the plan for the arrangement for
her to have the sex so that she could avoid repeating the course,
he told her that they would have the first sex the next day and on
other four subsequent occasions. The girl was shocked at the demand
for sex five times and asked the professor if sex was food. He
said: “Is not five we agreed? Our agreement is five.”

“Is it B that you want to give me or C?” the girl asked. “Why
would it be five times you will knack me?” She then told him she
would not have sex with him five times. “Prof, you know what? Let
me fail it. I can’t do it five times. For what nah? No worry. Thank
you, sir,” she said, then ended the call.