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Sex for Grade: University lecturer docked over alleged sexual harassment

By Jimoh Sulyman

A lecturer of the Kwara State University (KWASU) on Tuesday, 9th of November, has landed in court over offenses bordering on sexual harassment and examination malpractice.

The suspect, Pelumi Adewole, who was arrested by the men of the State Intelligence Bureau, SIB was brought before the magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, charged on a several count charges like criminal intimidation, attempt to commit an offence, sexual harassment and examination malpractices.

According to the First Information Report obtained by National Pilot, the above charges are said to be in contrary to sections 397,95 of Penal Code Law and section 3(320) of the examination malpractices ACT CAP E15 Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The report has it that a petition dated 15th October, 2021 was written by one Adegunsoye Faith Tosin, a student of Dept. of Pure and Applied Science, Medical Lab Science, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete Kwara State.

Adegunsoye alleged that sometimes in September, 2021, Adewole who is a lecturer assigned to teach her a course MLS 212 Cell and Molecular Biology called her and threatened to fail her in her forthcoming exams if she refuse to have sexual intercourse with him.

Due to the threats issued by the defendant, Miss Adegunsoye was instructed to play along with him in order to obtain raw evidence.

Adewole lured the petitioner into his bedroom apartment around 8:30pm at Taoheed Road, Basin Area, Ilorin where he gave her a new question paper and answer script of KWASU to rewrite her exam with promise to have sexual intercourse with her till day break.

The suspect was however apprehended in the process by detectives from State Intelligence Bureau, SIB, Ilorin whereby during the course of investigation, he was said to have confessed to the allegation.

However, in his remark, the suspect denied the allegations leveled against him.

Prosecutor, Nasiru Yusuf seek for adjournment to enable the police continue with the information, noted that the offences are not bailable, adding that the offence of sexual harassment has become so rampant in the society.

Yusuf also said that if the accused is admitted to bail there is tendency that he might do the same thing again and it might jeopardise the police investigation.

The defense counsel, Barrister A. J. Opalekunde and his Co counsel, AbdulRazaq Ajape appealed to the court of grant their client bail, noting that the defendant is still presume innocent until proven guilty.

They disclosed that the defendant is also on bail from the police and he didn’t abuse the bail, and that he came out of his volition from Ibadan, promising that Adewole will not interfere in the police investigation and that he lacks such power and that he will not commit same offence or any other.

Presiding over the matter, Magistrate Ibrahim Mohammed obliged the application of the Defense Counsels as he granted the accused a bail in the sum of two hundred thousand Naira and two sureties in like sum, adding that one of the sureties must have liquidity capable of offsetting the bail sum if need arises.

He also adjourned till 8th December for further mention.

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