ICPC Arraigns TASUED Lecturer for Alleged Solicitation of Sex from Student
A TASUED lecturer has been arraigned by The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), for soliciting sexual and financial favors from a female student at the university.
The ICPC has accused the Head of the Department of Religious Studies at TASUED, Dr. Olaniran Balogun, of abusing his office and soliciting gratification. As a result, the agency had placed him on a “wanted list.
Olaniran appeared before Hon. Justice Osinuga of the Ijebu-Ode High Court, sitting in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State by ICPC on a one-count charge for violating Section 8(1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
In its filing, the ICPC revealed that Dr. Olaniran, while being the Head of the 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 from fail to pass in two courses.
Olaniran, however, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
The trial judge admitted the defendant to bail of N500,000 with a surety in like sum. The surety must provide evidence of 3 years of tax clearance and evidence of means. The case was then adjourned to the 11th of May 2023.
