UPDATED: It will be recalled that the owner of Hilton hotel in Ile-Ife, Dr. Rahman Adedoyin and six workers, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola, were docked before the court over the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, having been declared missing after lodging in the hotel in November 2021.

Dr. Rahman Adedoyin and two of his workers were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for conspiracy to murder, and death by hanging for murder.

Delivering the judgment, the Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo said the 1st defendant, Dr. Rahman Adedoyin, who is the owner of Hilton hotel in Ile Ife was found culpable of Conspiracy to Murder, Murder, and culpable of charges 7, 8, 9,15, and 16.

The court also ruled that his son, Raheem Adedoyin is an accomplice and declared wanted.

The hotel Manager, Adeniyi Aderogba who is the 3rd defendant and the 5th defendant, Kazeem Oyetunde were also culpable of Conspiracy to murder, murder, and guilty of charges 3, 5, 7, 8,12, and 14.

The court held that evidence presented before the court placed Oyetunde Kazeem “squarely among those who perpetrated the acts” and he found guilty of the counts.

The 1st, 3rd and 5th defendants were found culpable of the offence of conspiracy to improperly, indecently dump the deceased body and were guilty as charged.

Justice Ojo discharged the 2nd defendant, Kunle Adebayo; 4th defendant, Lawrence Oluwole and 6th defendant, Magdalene Chiefuna (hotel receptionist); on the counts of conspiracy to murder and murder.

However, the Judge found them culpable on other counts in the charge.

The Osun state Chief judge also ruled that the Hilux van used to convey the body of late Timothy Adegoke to the dumping ground should be forfeited to the state. The hotel where the murder act occurred should also be forfeited to the state.

On the Children and wife left behind by the late Adegoke, Justice Ojo's judgement stated that the children should be placed on scholarship Education from the proceeds of Adedoyin's Estate, up to the University level and until completion of their National Youth Services Corp (NYSC).

The Court held that the second autopsy report signed by two pathologists from Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital was thwarted as the court held that “it’s a report by persons with vested interest.”

The Court established that the deceased lodged at the Hilton hotel and paid into the account of the 7th defendant (Adedeji Adesola) who was “carefully choreographed into the act." The circumstance around her were not strong to find her culpable of the "counts 1, 2, and 3."

Judgement on the 7th defendant was suspended until Wednesday.

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I thank this beautiful Justice, OYEBOLA AYEPELE OJO for this judgement served, HOT! Well done sir/Judiciary.


Rip to late Adegoke and i hope his family is compensated according to the judgement of the court.

I love how court ordered the proceedings from his estate to go to the victim children's education

To learn a proprietor of a private University and a polytechnic got involved in rituals with his level of education and exposure is sickening, but in Nigeria, anything can happen.

It's sad this man will end his life like this, I recall my days in OAU, whenever I visited his then Ife Polytechnic on Fridays to pray, he was always in class teaching then joined the prayer later, how come someone of that nature couldn't be contented with what God had done for him?

I laud the judiciary on this bold judgment and pray God grant the innocent Timothy eternal rest.

Appeal go dey?

And will the dancing Governor sign make them yamutu am?

Justice served.

Well don't forget to check our signature

E be many things

End time hotel owners

Justice served

Yourbas and ritual murder. Na wa o.

Good

Justice served

Rip

Justice is sweet.

Very good. Omoluabis no dey condone, encourage or tolerate nonsense, no matter your status.

That's why we lead and others follow

Justice served

Thank God...

Hmm

Had he known....

Nice one.

Justice served in Nigeria for the first time.

Pls what really happened?

AntiChristian:
Appeal go dey?

And will the dancing Governor sign make them yamutu am?

Yes.Appeal go dey.

Is it death by hanging or 10 years? The report is unclear

Dd

AntiChristian:
Appeal go dey?

And will the dancing Governor sign make them yamutu am?

Right of Appeal is automatic, hope the Dancing signs it before, he dies on deathrow due to natural cause.

Shout out to gistlover. The person really created awareness concerning this matter.

Good. The Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo deserves to head supreme court. We need merit based judgement not technicality rhetorics.