The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday upheld the death sentences slammed on Ramon Adedoyin over the death Mr. Timothy Adegoke, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU).
Adedoyin was found guilty by an Osun State High Court and subsequently sentenced to death
Adegoke was allegedly killed inside the Hilton hotels owned by Adedoyin on November 5, 2021.
Justice Adepele Ojo had sentenced Adedoyin and two members of his staff, Adeniyi Aderogba and Oyetunde Kazeem, to death by hanging.
The lower court had held that Adedoyin’s decision not to enter the witness box meant he agreed to the murder charge pressed against him by the prosecution.
