The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says the commission has arraigned one Dr. Balogun Olaniran, a lecturer at the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun State.
ICPC, in a series of tweets on its handle on Friday, said the lecturer was arraigned for abusing his office as head of department by demanding for sexual and money gratification from a female student of the institution, to get better grades.
According to the anti-corruption agency, the offence by Olaniran contravenes Section 8(1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The statement reads, “ICPC has arraigned a lecturer of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) for demanding sexual and monetary gratification from a female student of the institution.
“The defendant, Dr. Balogun Olaniran, was brought 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.
“ICPC Counsel told the court how the defendant, Dr. Olaniran, while being the Head of Dept. of Religious Studies at TASUED sometime between Oct. and Nov. 2021, demanded for sexual benefit or the payment of N100,000 from a female student with a promise to alter her academic grades.”
