The owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ile, Osun State, Dr Rahman Adedoyin, has been declared guilty by the in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University.
The verdict was delivered by the Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo, on Tuesday
Justice Ojo made the declaration while reading his judgment during the ongoing trial of Adedoyin and other suspects in Osogbo.
Recall that Adegoke was killed in Adedoyin’s hotel in 2021.
Earlier today, Adedoyin along with six of his workers arrived at the court to face judgement in the murder case Adegoke.
Adedoyin with six of his workers, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola were docked on 18-count which include murder, conspiracy, oath of secrecy among others.
Meanwhile, the Ondo State Police Command on Monday said it had arrested two persons in connection with the death of a man, Ajayi Ajisegiri, in the Irese Community, the Ifedore Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the two suspects, Dada Ologundundun and John Samson, were said to have allegedly strangled the deceased, who was a custodian of an oracle of the town, and taken the oracle away.
The incident was said to have thrown the community into mourning.
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According to a source in the community, one of the suspects was arrested by residents of the community while trying to flee the town.
The source said neighbours saw the lifeless body of the deceased in his room a day after he (the deceased) allegedly threatened to report the suspect to the community for stealing the community’s oracle called ‘Osho Osi Ode’ which was kept in the deceased’s custody.
The suspect’s landlady, Mrs Beatrice Ademeti, said the deceased came to her house a day before the incident, telling the suspect to return what he took from his house or he would report him to the community. She said the suspect, who had spent only six months in the community, claimed to be an herbalist.
Ademeti said, “The suspect cannot say he is not responsible for Ajisegiri’s death because, on the night of the incident, I overheard the deceased shouting at the suspect, saying he gave him a day to return the community’s property he took in his room or else he would report the case to the whole town the next day.
“The suspect later came back at night to give Baba three sachets of alcoholic drink which made the deceased sleep off.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident, said an investigation had begun into the matter.