CONVICTED proprietor of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Ramon Adedoyin and two of his staff members were found guilty of the murder of ex-Masters student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke have appealed their convictions.
Judge Adepele Ojo, the Chief Judge of Osun State High Court had on 30th May 2023 sentenced Adedoyin and two of his staff members that participated in the evacuation of the deceased from the hotel, Adeniyi Aderogba and Oyetunde Kazeem, to death by hanging.
Justice Ojo also ordered that the hotel where Adegoke’s death occurred should be forfeited to the state government, while the education of the deceased’s children should be funded till they complete tertiary institutions from the estates of the convicts.
The judge, however, freed three staff members of the hotel namely; Magdalene Chiefuna, Oluwole Lawrence, and Adebayo Kunle, while the seventh defendant, Adesola Adedeji, who was the receptionist on duty on the day late Adegoke arrived at the facility, was sentenced to two years imprisonment starting from the day of her arrest.
Mr Muhydeen Adeoye, one of the lawyers that represented Adedoyin in the case, while confirming that the convicts had appealed the judgment of the Osun State High Court on the matter, said, “We have filed an appeal against the judgment of Osun State High Court. The appeal was filed before the Court of Appeal, Akure.”
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