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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded the owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, and six others arrested in connection with the death of a Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, in Ilesa correctional facility.
Adedoyin, Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwale Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem and Adebayo Kunle appeared before the court on 11 counts bordering on murder, indecent interference with a dead body, administration of extrajudicial oath and alteration to conceal evidence.
All the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, while their counsels , Mr. Kunle Adegoke (SAN) and K. Eleja (SAN), moved the bail applications for the first to sixth defendants.
The counsels, however, informed the court that a formal application for bail could not be filed for the seventh defendant because she was added less than 24 hours to the list.
The prosecutor, M. Omosun, opposed the bail applications.
Ruling, Justice Adepele Ojo, adjourned till Friday, March 4, for the defence to file and move formal bail application for the seventh defendant, and remanded all the defendants in the correctional facility.