Police re-arraigns hotel owner, six others for alleged murder of OAU student

Police on Thursday re-arraigned the owner of Hilton Royal Hotel and Resorts in Ile Ife, Osun State, Rahmon Adedoyin, and six others over the alleged murder of a post graduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, at the State High Court, Osogbo.

The other defendants are – Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwale Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem and Adebayo Kunle.

Adegoke was reportedly murdered when he lodged in the hotel on November 6, 2021, and his corpse was found in a shallow grace close to the hotel.

Police had earlier charged the suspects at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court but the case was struck out and redirected to Osun State, where the incident happened.

The suspects were arraigned on an 11-count charge of murder, indecent interference with a dead body, administration of extrajudicial oath and alteration to conceal evidence.

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Counsels to the defendants, Mr. Kunle Adegoke (SAN), and K. Eleja (SAN) moved applications for their clients’ bail after they pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The counsel informed the court that a formal application for bail could not be filed for the seventh defendant because she was added to the list less than 24 hours earlier.

However, the prosecutor, M. Omosun, opposed the bail applications.

Justice Adepele Ojo asked the defence to file formal bail application for the seventh defendant.

She subsequently remanded the defendants in the Ilesa correctional centre and adjourned the case till Friday.

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