Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) A Nigerian court has denied bail to university professor Richard Akindele, charged with four counts of corruption after allegedly demanding sex from a female student.

The Accounting professor is facing criminal charges for demanding sexual benefits from a student, in addition to sexual coercion of a student, misrepresentation of information and evidence tampering, according to court papers.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Akindele appeared in court for the second time for a bail hearing on Tuesday morning at the Federal High court, Osogbo, southwest Nigeria.

Prosecutors argued the professor was a flight risk, and he might not attend the trial.