The bail request of the owner of Hilton Hotel and Resorts and Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin and six others has been declined by the Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the State Capital.
The state Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo declined the bail application over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a post-graduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
After listening to the lead counsel to the defendants Kunle Adegoke (SAN), Justice Adepele-Ojo declined to grant the prayer which urged the court to grant bail to his clients on health grounds.
Delivering a ruling on the applications, Chief Justice Adepele-Ojo said the defendant’s medical conditions are not life-threatening and not serious beyond what could be attended to by the correctional service.
The owner of Hilton Hotel and Resorts and six of his workers are facing trial over alleged complicity in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife.
Other defendants are Adedeji Adesola (23), Magdalene Chiefuna (24), Adeniyi Aderogba (37), Oluwale Lawrence (37), Oyetunde Kazeem (38), Adebayo Kunle (35).
They were arraigned on 11 count-charge bothering on conspiracy, unlawful killing, attempt to commit felony to wit killing, dumping of remains of Adegoke inside bush, improper and indecent interference with the body of the deceased.
The defendants were alleged to have dumped the body of Adegoke, his laptop and mobile phone inside bush to cover up their crimes and prove that the deceased did not sleep in the Hilton hotel.
They were also alleged to have altered the receipt number 9316 to cover up and prove the deceased did not pay to the hotel.
The defendants had earlier pleaded not guilty to the allegations leveled against them by the police during their arraignment last week.
