On Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Osogbo turned down the bail
application of a former lecturer with the Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Prof Richard Akindele, dragged before court for allegedly
demanding sex to upgrade the scores of one of his students, Monica
Osagie. The court rejected the bail application, which Akindele filed
through his lawyer, Francis Omotoso, after the prosecuting counsel for
the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission,
Kehinde Ayantoye, opposed the application. In opposing Akindele’s bail
application, the prosecutor filed a counter-affidavit, which was deposed
to by a police detective, Afolabi Oluwatoyin. In her ruling, Justice
Maureen Onyetenu said the allegations contained in the counter-affidavit
were weighty. At the resumed hearing of the matter on Tuesday, the
prosecutor, Ayantoye, told the court that he had been served with
Akindele’s bail application. The prosecutor told the court that Akindele
might not attend trial, alleging that the professor refused to report
to the ICPC office in Abuja, after he was granted an administrative bail
to travel to America to attend to his health.The prosecutor further
alleged that the embattled professor was caught on tape chanting
incantations to derail the case.While adjourning further hearing till
December 17, 2018, the judge ordered that Akindele should be taken back
to prison.Prosecutor says OAU sex-for-mark lecturer was caught on tape chanting incantations to derail the case
On Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Osogbo turned down the bail
application of a former lecturer with the Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Prof Richard Akindele, dragged before court for allegedly
demanding sex to upgrade the scores of one of his students, Monica
Osagie. The court rejected the bail application, which Akindele filed
through his lawyer, Francis Omotoso, after the prosecuting counsel for
the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission,
Kehinde Ayantoye, opposed the application. In opposing Akindele’s bail
application, the prosecutor filed a counter-affidavit, which was deposed
to by a police detective, Afolabi Oluwatoyin. In her ruling, Justice
Maureen Onyetenu said the allegations contained in the counter-affidavit
were weighty. At the resumed hearing of the matter on Tuesday, the
prosecutor, Ayantoye, told the court that he had been served with
Akindele’s bail application. The prosecutor told the court that Akindele
might not attend trial, alleging that the professor refused to report
to the ICPC office in Abuja, after he was granted an administrative bail
to travel to America to attend to his health.The prosecutor further
alleged that the embattled professor was caught on tape chanting
incantations to derail the case.While adjourning further hearing till
December 17, 2018, the judge ordered that Akindele should be taken back
to prison.
