Osun State High Court has given its ruling on the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University who was murdered in a hotel.

The court presided over by the Chief Judge of Osun State, Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, ordered that Rahman Adedoyin and 6 other suspects be remanded at the Ilesa correctional facility.

The order was given on Thursday when the suspects were arraigned amidst tight security at the Osun State High Court.

The 6 other suspects remanded include the owner of Hilton Hotels and Resort, Ile Ife, where Adegoke allegedly lodged, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Florence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola.

Adegoke had travelled from Abuja to Moro in Osun State to write an exam but was declared missing two days after only to be found dead later.

The suspects are standing trial on an 11-count charge bothering on conspiracy, murder, attempted felony, unlawful interference with a dead body, altering, and intent to destroy evidence.

Investigations led to the arrest of Chief Adedoyin and others who are members of staff of the hotel.

They all pleaded not guilty to the charges when it was read out in court.

Lead prosecution counsel, M O Omosun told the court that the defendants committed the offences between November 5 and 7, 2021, in Ile Ife, Osun State

According to him, ”They also altered and cancelled the receipt number 931, which indicated the payment receipt made by Timothy Adegoke to Hilton Hotels in Ile Ife.

”The body of the deceased, his laptop, phones and his other belongings were dumped at an undisclosed place by the defendants to cover up their activities after he was allegedly murdered.”

Counsel for Chief Adedoyin, K K Eleja however, prayed the court on behalf of his client to grant him bail in the most liberal terms.

The counsel for the six other defendants also aligned themselves with the application for bail.

However, the presiding judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, overruled the bail application by the defence counsel, adjourned the case till the 4th of March and ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre.

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