The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has upheld the death sentence handed to an Osun prominent hotelier and Ile-Ife Prince , Dr Ramon Adedoyin for his involvement in the murder of an OAU Ile-Ife masters student, Timothy Adegoke.
Delivering its judgment on Thursday, the appellate court affirmed the verdict of the Osun State High Court, which had sentenced Adedoyin to death.
The Court of Appeal, which reserved its judgment on the matter on October 29, 2024, declared that the judgment of the High Court of Osun State stands.
The appellate court however set aside some aspects of the lower court’s orders including Order of forfeiture of Hilton Hotel and order of education scholarship to children of Timothy Adegoke by Adedoyin.
Adegoke’s death was reported in November 2021, after he was discovered lifeless at the Hilton Honours Hotel in Ile-Ife, where he had lodged.
