SEX-FOR-MARK-LECTURER INVOLVED IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
The prosecuting counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Kehinde Ayantoye, has filed a counter affidavit against 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.
Prosecuting Counsel in the counter-affidavit said that, Akindele was also allegedly involved in child pornography.
In her ruling, Justice Maureen Onyetenu said the allegations contained in the counter-affidavit were weighty.
Justice Onyetenu said the allegations raised in the counter-affidavit were weighty and directed the prosecutor to produce in court on the next hearing date, the tape in which Akindele was caught allegedly chanting incantations.
Moving bail application for his client, the defence counsel, Omotosho, had urged Justice Onyetenu to admit the professor to bail in liberal terms.
But opposing him, 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 court rejected the bail application, which Akindele filed through his lawyer, Francis Omotoso, after
While adjourning further hearing till December 17, 2018, the judge ordered that Akindele should be taken back to prison.
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