A former Professor of Management Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Richard Akindele, has been released from prison after serving a two-year jail term.
Akindele was jailed in 2018 after he pleaded guilty to a four-count charge filed against him at the Federal High Court, Osogbo, the Osun State capital, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
He was found guilty of demanding sex for grades from one Monica Osagie, a student.
Akindele, according to report was released on March 18 to his family.
Maureen Onyetenu, presiding judge had sentenced him to a 24-month jail-term for asking Monica for a sexual benefit and handed him another 24 months jail-term for soliciting from the victim, a sexual benefit to pass her. He was also sentenced to a 12-month jail-term for deleting parts of the WhatsApp conversation between him and Monica to conceal evidence against him and sentenced him to another 12 months jail-term for falsification of age.
The judge had stated that the six-year jail terms would run concurrently without breaks however, his appeal against his conviction is scheduled for hearing at the Court of Appeal, Akure, on May 19.
Before his incarceration, Akindele was a clergyman at the Anglican Diocese of Ife, and also a member of the church marriage.
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