Heavy security presence has filled the Osun State High Court premises on Thursday, as the trial of the owner of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin and six others have commenced over alleged involvement in the death of a Timothy Adegoke.
Adegoke was until his death a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Adedoyin had been charged with an attempted felony, conspiracy, unlawful interference with Adegoke’s corpse, and tampering with the hotel’s receipt and CCTV camera, with the intent to destroy evidence that would prove that the victim visited the hotel.
Others charged alongside him were Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwale Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle, and others at large.
Those still at large are Prince Rahim Adedoyin, Esther Asifo, and Quadiri Moshood.
More to follow . . . .