The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has upheld the death sentence of hotel owner, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder case of Mr. Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
The Appeal Court made the declaration on Thursday, affirming the judgement by the Osun State High Court which sentenced Adedoyin to death.
It would be recalled that the Appeal Court had reserved judgment on October 29, 2024.
The judgment reads in part: “The judgment of the High Court of Osun State stands. Adedoyin’s appeal is dismissed in part. The Court of Appeal held that Adedoyin was properly convicted and sentenced to death.”
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“Order of forfeiture of Hilton Hotel quashed and set aside. Order of education scholarship to children of Timothy Adegoke by Adedoyin and others quashed and set aside,” the court ruled.
Adegoke was found dead in November 2021, at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife, where he had lodged.
The hotel is owned by Adedoyin.
