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  • Thief terrorising OAU bags 15 years imprisonment

    One of the thieves terrorising the staff, students and other residents of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) the has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.

    A release by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that one Odionye Wilson was arrested by the security unit of the university when the students who were sitting for examination dropped their belongings as is customary of them during examination.

    The 23 years old Wilson, who claimed to be a rusticated student, informed the University Security team, during interrogation, that be belonged to a seven-man syndicate that specialised in coming to OAU to rob people and steal their valuables. He was subsequently handed over to the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police, “A” Division, Ile – Ife, which arraigned him in court and secured his conviction.

    Wilson, and others now at large, on Wednesday, 31st July, 2019, at about 1625:00 hours at the ICT centre of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, did steal one Itel S31 handset, valued #29,950:00 property of one Abayomi Oluwatobiloba; IPad phone, valued #200,000:00; itel phone valued #7,000:00; and one BlackBerry phone valued #45,000:00, total valued #252,000:00, property of one Ilegieuno Ibrahim.

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    Others items stolen include: Tecno Canon X phone valued #50,000:00 and one Tecno 66 phone valued #8,000:00 property of one Ajayi Jonathan. Rukayat Olajide’s Tecno Pop phone valued #38,000:00, Tecno phone valued #5,000:00, phone charger valued #3,000:00 and the cash sum of #5,000:00 were also stolen

    In a Charge Sheet No: MIF/305/2019, Commissioner of Police versus ODIONYE Wilson ‘m’ Age 23 years, Magistrate Owolawi found him guilty on counts one, two and three and accordingly sentenced him to five years on each count. The sentence were to run concurrently.

     

     

  • OAU student commits suicide over poor academic performance

    A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Grace Dara Opeyemi, at the weekend committed suicide over poor academic performance.

    The student in the Department of English Studies was said to have exercised the fear that she might not graduate alongside her mates for alleged poor performance in the university’s final year exams last semester.

    According to her mate, who preferred anonymity, the deceased died after taking a dose of snipper on Friday.

    “From a copy of the academic records on the university portal it showed that she had five outstanding courses and special electives as carry over and was unable to write the final exams with her mates in the last semester,” the source said.

    Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed the incident but said he was yet to be briefed about it.

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    However, he said got to know about the a female student of the university died of depression after taking a dose of a lethal substance known as Snipers because of her poor academic performance.

    Olarewaju added that after the discovery that the deceased had taken the deadly substance, she was rushed to the university’s health centre and was later referred to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital where she reportedly died.

    Promising that the university would investigate the incident, he cautioned other students not to see suicide as an option from challenges.

  • Osun seals OAU’s Administrative Block over N1.8bn tax debt

    The Osun State Internal Revenue Service  on Wednesday  sealed the Administrative Bock of  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, over a N1.8 billion  tax debt.

    The newsmen reports that the officials of the service, who came with policemen and NSCDC personnel, put the gates of the block under lock and key after obtaining a court order.

    The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, told newsmen that the state government and the university had an agreement which the institution was complying with.

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    Olarewaju said that the university, being a federal institution, was committed to paying up the tax debt owed the state.

    The spokesman, who  appealed to the state government to give the university a respite, however, said  fresh students  just beginning their week of orientation were not affected as only the Administrative Block was sealed and not their departments.

    According to Olarewaju, the management of OAU is law abiding and will ensure prompt payment of its tax debt.

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  • OAU Sexual harrassment: Probe panel submits interim report

    The probe panel set up by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to look into the allegation of sexual harassment against a female student by a senior lecturer of the institution, Prof. Richard Akindele, on Wednesday submitted its interim report to the school authorities.

    However, the content of the report is not yet known.

    The professor at the Department of Accounting in the Faculty of Administration was said to have demanded five rounds of sex from the female student before she could pass his exams.

    The university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a telephone chat, maintained that the panel was given a free hand to do its assignment without interference from any quarter.

    According to the university’s spokesperson, the female student, who he identified as Eniola had refused to show up before the probe panel to defend her case.

    Further investigation by the Nation revealed that the lady had also refused to write a formal complaint or report to the institution  to defend  the leaked audio conversation between her and the lecturer despite the reactions and controversies among members of the public over the issue.

    It was also gathered that the lecturer had summoned courage and resumed lectures with his students.

    The senior lecturer and also a pastor was said to have been spotted in MBA 645 (Human Resource Management) class between 10-11am last Saturday.

    A student, who anonymously said that the lecturer was initially unease in the class  but later summoned courage as the lecture progressed.

    He said: “He appeared agitated when he came in but he later got settled and everyone was flowing with his lectures. He is actually a good lecturer.”

  • Audio: OAU probes sexual harassment allegation

    The management of Obafemi Awolowo University ( OAU ), Ile-Ife, on Wednesday reaffirmed the institution’s zero tolerance for sexual harassment of students.

    A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, quoted the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, as saying that sexual harassment remains a serious offence contrary to the anti-sexual harassment policy of the institution.

    He said the attention of the institution’s authorities was drawn to an audio recording now trending on the social media of a telephone conversation ostensibly between one Prof. Akindele and a female student of the university.

    “The recording suggests that the lecturer was demanding sex in return for grade which clearly amounts to sexually harassing the lady.

    “Since the matter came to our notice, the university has begun the process of identifying the characters involved in this apparent breach of its regulations.

    “To this end, the university has set up a high-powered committee to investigate the allegation and submit its report within one week. Anyone found culpable will be dealt with decisively.

    “It is totally and morally reprehensible and the university will never condone such act by any staff or student,” Ogunbodede said.