OAU Slain Student: Hilton Hotel Owner, Others Charged With Murder
The Nigeria Police Force has charged the owner of Hilton Royal Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, and six others before an Abuja High Court over the death and murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters of Business Administration student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who died at the hotel on the 6th of November, 2021.
According to a statement released on Tuesday, Adedoyin is being charged with the offence of unlawful interference with a dead body, while the other six accused persons are charged with various offenses, such as murder, conspiracy, altering receipt and others.
The case summary and proof of evidence filed by the police reveal that Adedoyin is being charged with illegally disposing of Adegoke’s body, altering and cancelling his payment receipt and removal of the hotel’s CCTV cameras with intent to tarnish evidence.
Others charged with the hotelier are; Adedeji Adesola, 23; Magdalene Chiefuna, 24; Adeniyi Aderogba, 37; Oluwale Lawrence, 37; Oyetunde Kazeem, 38; Adebayo Kunle, 35, and others still at large.
One of Adedoyin’s lawyers, Mr Abiodun Williams, stated that the legal team expected the development as it was an indication that the police had finalized their investigations, which also signified the beginning of the legal battle to prove and establish the innocence of the accused persons.
Williams stated, “At least, the charges have now cleared Adedoyin of the grievous allegations of murder and ritual killing peddled against him; thus setting the stage for him and all the suspects to prove their innocence before the court.
“We would like to restate, most emphatically, that Adedoyin ought not to have been dragged into this case in the first place. We will, therefore, leave the rest to the court to decide according to the proof of evidence placed before it.
“Hopefully, the media, especially the online blogs and those sponsoring lies and rumours, will stop their unfounded allegations and allow the court to dispense justice to all those involved according to the facts and evidence adduced.”
