Prof.
Richard Akindele, a former lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) will be
in prison till December 17 when his case will come up again at a Federal High
Court in Osogbo, Osun State.
Justice
Maureen Onyetenu ordered Akindele to be remanded in Ilesa Prison until December
17.
She
ordered the prosecution counsel from the Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to produce video evidence of the
lecturer and his student allegedly having fun.
ICPC
Senior Legal Officer Mr Kehinde Adetoye had prayed the court to deny the
defendant bail on the grounds that he would not appear for his trial when
released.
He
argued that the defendant had refused to turn up at the ICPC office in
Abuja after a written agreement to honour any invitation extended to
him, particularly on his return from abroad on a medical trip.
Defence
counsel Mr. Francis Omotosho prayed the court to grant his client bail pending
the final determination of the case.
The
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lecturer was first arraigned before
Justice Maureen Onyetenu on November 19 by the ICPC on four counts of
alteration of age and demanding sex to pass his student.
