On Thursday, Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo has ordered remand of the owner of Hilton hotel, Rahmon Adedoyin, and six others standing trial over the death of Timothy Adegoke at Ilesa Correctional facility.
The suspects include Adegoke, Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwale Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem, and Adebayo Kunle.
The suspects had pleaded not guilty to all the 11 counts bothering on conspiracy, murder felony among others.
The prosecution counsel pleaded the court that all the seven persons be remanded at Ilesa Correctional Centre.
Meanwhile, Counsel to the defendant, Rasheed Adegoke, SAN said applications for bail had been processed for six of them on health grounds.
The prosecutor, M. Omosun, opposed the bail applications.
After listening to the arguments from both sides, Justice Adepele-Ojo ordered that all the accused be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre with a promise to deliver a ruling when the applications of the seventh defendant, Adedeji Adesola is brought before her.
Recall that Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), was said to have traveled from Abuja to write an exam at a distance learning centre in Moro, Osun state on November 5.
He was, however, declared missing two days later only to be found dead.
The police had arrested Adedoyin and the six suspects said to be staff members of Hilton Hotels and Resort, Ile-Ife where the deceased lodged.
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