OAU suspends professor

Sacked lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele, has pleaded guilty to sexual harassment charge against him.

Iyiola was dragged to court for demanding sex to award marks to one of his students, Monica Osagie.

The lecturer changed his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty,’ on Monday.

The prosecutor, Shogunle Adenekan told the court that all parties involved in the matter have reached plea bargain.

He then asked the court for a suspended sentence for the lecturer.

At the previous hearing, Richard Iyiola Akindele was denied bail and was accused of making incantation while making his report with the prosecutor.

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