OAU lecturer demands sex to pass a student

A lecturer at the Accounting Department of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Richard Akindele, is in the eye of the storm over the release of a telephone conversation between him and one of his female students where the lecturer allegedly said he would upgrade the mark of the student after having sex with her five times

The audio conversation which has gone viral on the Internet was believed to have been recorded and same was posted on YouTube and on other social media.

The female student, who concealed her identity initiated the call and asked the Prof. about his earlier demand for sex to upgrade her score from 33 to a comfortable one.

Efforts to get the lecturer were not successful as of the time of filing this report.

However, the Public Relations Officer of the OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, when contacted on the telephone said the management had listened to the audio and added that the case would be investigated.

He said, “We have listened to the audio and we cannot cockade on it now because this is the age of ICT, anything can happen. The university has a way of dealing with such.

“First and foremost, we will set up a committee to determine the veracity or otherwise of the conversation to establish the authenticity of the characters involved. If those involved happen to be our lecturer and student as it is portrayed, the university has a way of dealing with such.

It will be recalled that a former OAU lecturer, Fakoya, was recently exposed by a former medical student, Funke Dezam, who accused him of failing her at the medical school because she refused to allow him to have sex with her.

Listen to the audio conversation below:

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The conversation read in part:

Student: Hello Sir, Professor (name withheld), yesterday you said something, but because I was close to my boyfriend, I could not say anything. You said you’ve submitted it.

Lecturer: I gave you an opportunity and you missed it. Forget about it. You will do it next year.

Student: I was calling to confirm whether you were serious about it.

Lecturer: 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 in the first instance. 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 own mark is even more than your own. The person scored 39 while your own is 33. Only two people failed the exam. So, what else do you want me to do? You can see it anytime you come, we are at Moro doing exam, we are doing MBA executive exam. They are just starting. I will finish by 4:30pm and maybe 5, I should be in the office. If you are ready, come by 5pm…. Why did you tell me you were doing your period the other time?

Student: I was really doing my period, Professor (name withheld).

Lecturer: Stop mentioning my name; and now nko?

Student: I am not doing my period again.

Lecturer: Your boyfriend has done it yesterday?

Student: Is it every time that someone will be doing it with the boyfriend? Is it every time you do it with your wife?

Lecturer: Yes

Student: It’s a lie, not possible. So, (Course) 411; what’s the plan now?

Lecturer: Let’s have the first one today and then we will do another one tomorrow.

Student: Ehnn, se kini yen je bi ounje ni (Is that thing like food)?

Lecturer: Our agreement is five (times)?

Student: Is it D you want to give me or E? Why would it be five times you will knack me?

Lecturer: That’s what I will do.

Student: Prof, you know what? Let me fail it. I can’t do it five times; for what nah? No worry. Thank you, sir

Lecturer: You are welcome.

On Tuesday, the Chairman, Congress of University Academics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr Niyi Sumonu, asked the university to investigate the matter.

He said, “If it is established that this is true, the person, who perpetrated that does not belong to the academic environment. We are supposed to mould the lives of the students – males and females.”

Also, the immediate past Deputy Coordinator of NANS in the South West, Mr. Saheed Afolabi, called for a thorough investigation into the matter.

He said, “This is becoming too rampant these days and I want the management of the OAU to investigate this. Although we are still making efforts to know the female student, this should not be swept under the carpet.”

The Public Relations Officer of OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, said the university would set up a committee to ascertain the veracity of the telephone conversation.

He said, “We have listened to the audio and we cannot conclude on it now because this is the age of ICT; anything can happen. The university has a way of dealing with such.

“First and foremost, we will set up a committee to determine the veracity or otherwise of the conversation to establish authenticity of the characters involved. If those involved happen to be our lecturer and student as it is portrayed, the university has a machinery of dealing with such.

“Let me make it clear, OAU has zero tolerance for sexual intimidation, sexual harassment and sexual coercion. So, we will not accept it from staff to students; from the workers; from superiors to subordinates and even from students to students.”

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