Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo has sentenced Dr Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife to death by hanging.
Justice Ojo made the declaration on Tuesday while delivering judgment on the matter.
Recall that Adegoke was killed in Adedoyin’s hotel in 2021.
Dr. Adedoyin, was alleged to have murdered Timothy Adegoke, an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) postgraduate student.
He was allegedly aided by six other defendants standing trial in the murder case namely Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Florence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle, and Adedeji Adesola.
The judge had in April received the final written and counter addresses from parties and on May 24 announced May 30 for the delivery of judgement in the cas.
Counsel to the defendants, including Yusuf Ali, Rowland Otaru, and Murtala Abdulrasheed, in their separate applications, had asked the court to void the appearances, applications and legal activities of the prosecuting counsel, Femi Falana, for allegedly lacking locus standi to prosecute the matter.
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