Appeal Court Upholds Adedoyin’s Death Sentence Over Timothy Adegoke’s Murder
The death sentence of Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, a hotelier has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State.
Dr. Ramon Adedoyin was charged with the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.
The appellate court in its ruling on Thursday, maintained the decision of the Osun State High Court which earlier convicted Adedoyin and sentenced him to death.
Recall, Adegoke the O A.U Ile-Ife post- graduate student had 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 to arrive early for his examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, in the state, on November 6 and 7, 2021.
He later went missing and was found dead buried in a shallow grave following an investigation by the police.
The appellate court’s judgement read;
“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.
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