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The governing council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has dismissed Professor Richard Akindele from the services of the University following the sex for marks scandal he was involved in.
Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, announced the sack after the meeting of the council on Wednesday.
He said findings showed that Professor Akindele had an inappropriate relationship with one of his students, Miss Monica Osagie, and that the don admitted.
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He said the council also discovered that the professor had offered to change Osagie’s 33 per cent result to a pass mark, in exchange for sex.
According to the vice chancellor, this was established in the audio recording that went viral two months ago.