Dr Balogun Olaniran, a lecturer at Department of Religious Studies, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) had demanded for sexual benefit or a sum of N100,000 to alter two courses’ results of a female student (name withheld).
The lecturer, according to Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), was a Head of Department at the time he made the demands. The commission arraigned Olaniran before Justice Osinuga of Ijebu-Ode High Court, in Ogun State. He was arraigned on one count charge which contravenes Section 8 (1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
According to Punch, Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson for ICPC told the court how Olaniran while serving as the Head of Department of Religious Studies at TASUED between October and November 2021, demanded sexual benefit or the payment of N100,000 from a female student with a promise to alter her academic grades.
The charge read in part, “Within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, corruptly demanded sexual benefit or payment of the sum of N100,000 for himself from a female student (name withheld), on account of a favour to be afterwards shown her in the discharge of his official duties as a lecturer and Head of Department of Religious Studies at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, to wit, offering to alter her academic grades from fail to pass in courses with codes EDU 311 and EDU 312.”
The spokesperson for the ICPC noted that the defendant pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him, while the matter was adjourned till May 11, 2023, for the commencement of trial.
The defendant was admitted to bail in the sum of N500,000 with a surety in like sum.
