Miss Monica Osagie, the female student in the sex-for-marks scandal at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has revealed how lecturer, Richard Akindele, intentionally failed her in order to make her give in to his sexual demand.
Osagaie who made the revelations in a recent interview with CNNAfrica, said she had developed a mentor-mentee relationship with the professor after she helped him edit his book.
But the relationship soon made her uncomfortable because he started to make sexual advances towards her, she said.
“We actually edited the book together… Then, the next thing he told me was, ‘Can you date me?’ I was like, ‘No.’ He was like, ‘Why?’ I said, ‘One, I don’t date lecturers, and secondly, you are more matured than I am.'”
Osagie believes he deliberately gave her low marks so she would agree to sleep with him to raise them, she said.
“He kept calling me to ask if I was ready to accept his proposal. So, I decided to record our next conversation,” she added.
Recall that the internet went ablaze mid April when an audio recording alleged to be between a professor at the Accounting Department of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, and a female student surfaced.
The audio conversation, which was shared on various social media platforms, saw the don asking to have sex with the female student for five times before he could upgrade her score from 33 in order for her not to fail his course.