The Obafemi Awolowo University
has given reasons Professor Richard Akindele, accused of demanding s3x from a
student of the institution in exchange for mark, may not be punished.
Professor Akindele was said to
have asked a female student for s3x in order to help her pass exams.
First, the school said its name,
OAU was not mentioned in the viral audio tape.
Secondly, it said for the
lecturer to be punished, there must be a complainant.
The female student in question
had since refused to show up, reportedly telling her friends that she does not
want the Professor to lose his job because of the incident.
Speaking with Sun on the matter,
the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, said, “First
and foremost, I want to state it loud and clear that the university is in the
know of the audio that has gone viral.
“We have set up a committee to
critically investigate the authenticity of the audio to ascertain the
characters involved in order to ascertain the veracity of the allegation and
also to ascertain if the characters are of the Obafemi Awolowo University
because throughout the recording, there was no mention of OAU.
“Yes, the lecturer’s voice heard
in the audio was clearly demanding for sex from the student and OAU has zero
tolerance for sexual harassment, intimidation or coercion under whatever guise.
“Since it came to our notice, the
university has begun the process of identifying the characters in this breach
of regulation because OAU has a code of conduct for staff and students.
“We frown at anybody whose
conduct or utterances might breach the code of conduct of the anti-sexual
harassment policy and to this end, any member of the university who goes beyond
the laws of the university will be sanctioned.”
Asked if the school will still go
ahead and sanction the lecturer if found guilty, even if the lady whose voice
was heard in the audio refuses to come out to testify, Olarenwaju added, “When
we get to the bridge, we will cross it. But let us be clear that for justice to
take place, there must be a complainant.
“For example, a victim has to
report to a police station for any injustice before the police can take up the
matter.
“There has to be a complainant
before things could be done.”
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