Murder of OAU student: Appeal Court affirms Ramon Adedoyin’s death sentence
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State has upheld the death sentence on Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, a hotelier, in connection with the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.
In its ruling on Thursday, the appellate court affirmed the decision of the Osun State High Court which earlier convicted Adedoyin and sentenced him to death.
Adegoke lodged at Adedoyin’s Hilton Hotels and Resorts in Ile-Ife, Osun State upon his arrival from Abuja on November 5, 2021, to enable him arrive early for his examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, in the state, on November 6 and 7, 2021.
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He later went missing and was found dead buried in a shallow grave following an investigation by the police.
“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,” the appellate court’s judgement read.
It further noted that the “Order of forfeiture of Hilton Hotel quashed and set aside. Order of education scholarship to children of Timothy Adegoke by Adedoyin and others quashed and set aside.”
Adegoke was found dead in November 2021 at Adedoyin’s Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife, where he (the deceased) had lodged.
