The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State has upheld the death sentence passed on Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, a hotelier prosecuted in connection with the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The decision of the Osun State High Court which earlier convicted Adedoyin and sentenced him to death was affirmed by the appellate court on Thursday.
Recall that Adegoke had lodged at Adedoyin’s Hilton Hotels and Resorts in Ile-Ife, upon his arrival from Abuja on November 5, 2021, preparatory for his examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, in the state, on November 6 and 7, 2021.
He later went missing but Police investigation later discovered his body was buried in a shallow grave.
The appellate court’s judgement read: “The judgment of the High Court of Osun State stands. Adedoyin’s appeal is dismissed in part. The Court of Appeal held that Adedoyin was properly convicted and sentenced to death”.
On the order of forfeiture of Hilton Hotel, the court said: “Order of education scholarship to children of Timothy Adegoke by Adedoyin and others quashed and set aside”.
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