Thursday, March 28, 2024

Adegoke’s murder trial stalled for third time

BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO

For the third time in a row, the trial of the owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Rahmon Adedoyin, and six of his hotel workers over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, was stalled on Tuesday.

The matter, which is being heard at Osun State High Court, Osogbo, experienced its third delay due to the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration on Monday, October 10.

The court had adjourned till Monday, October 10, for adoption of final written addresses but The Point gathered that it couldn’t sit owing to the public holiday.

Adedoyin and six other defendants, including Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola had since March been remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre over the allegations of murder of Adegoke among other offences they were slammed with by the Federal Government.

Recall that the matter was first stalled on July 14, 2022 because of the absence of the presiding Chief Judge of the state, Justice Adepele Ojo.

On July 21, the trial was stalled for the second time, due to the failure of parties to file their written addresses.

When The Point arrived the court on Tuesday, one of the lawyers from Femi Falana, SAN Chambers, Fatimah Adesina, representing Adegoke’s family, was present to get the newly adjourned date.

The matter was said to have been adjourned till October 25 for adoption of final written addresses.

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