Hours after the shocking release of BBC video documentary that exposed some African lecturers (men)who demanded for sex from admission seekers or female students, Nigerians have been reacting to the video by sharing experiences they have had in hands of lecturers via #sexforgrades hashtag.
A Nigerian photographer is not an exception. Kola Onifoto joined the #sexforgrades conversation by exposing a lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) who took the sum of N200K from Kola’s father to get him admitted into the institution.
Kola Onifoto who identified the OAU lecturer as Fowowe who made him spend 7 months on a fake pre-degree course and also stopped him from writing exams with other students.
According to Kola Onifoto, the incident happened in 2010 and the OAU lecturer never got him admitted into the school.
Kola wrote;
My own, a lecturer collected close to 200k from me in 2010 for admission in OAU after spending 7 fake months in pre degree..
Bastard never registered me, I was just attending classes, exam days he will tell me not to go.
Na when pre degree end my eye clear say I don enter one chance..
Points to Note
1. The pre degree stuff was advertised on Radio Lagos, me and my dad was listening and after spending 4 years at home and all, my dad said we should give it a try.
2. Took the form for N40,000 from the office in radio Lagos Office 317.
3. OAU sold the form for N10,000
4. After the exams, man told my dad I didn’t pass but he has helped me, that I should come for the pre degree.
5. The pre degree fees was paid to his account directly.
6. My dad had a fatal accident that year and while still treating his broken arm, in that pains he paid for the fees 130,000N
7. Calculate feeding allowance and other expenses in Pre degree school Ipetu Modu for 7 months.
8. We were more than 50 students he did this to.
9. His wife then was the secretary to the VC
10. His name is Fowowe..
He called me January 2016 to beg for forgiveness..
I have not forgiven you o!!!
