OAU student’s death: court refuses Adedoyin’s release on bail

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the bail application brought by the detained founder of Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Dr Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin.
Adedoyin had, in an ex parte petition, filed with a lawsuit to uphold human rights, asked the court to admit him on bail pending the conclusion of the police investigation or pending a decision on his complaint. in matters of fundamental rights.
In the alternative, he asked to be allowed access to the quality medical facilities of his choice pending the conclusion of the police investigation and his possible indictment.

Speaking after listening to Kunle Adegoke (SAN), who led a team of lawyers for Adedoyin, Judge Inyang Ekwo refused to answer prayers.

Instead, Judge Ekwo ordered Adedoyin to serve the petition and other processes in the case on the sole defendant – the Inspector General of Police (IGP) – and adjourned until December 9 for the ‘hearing.

Adedoyin, who is said to be the owner of the Hilton hotel in Ile Ife, Osun state, where Timothy Adegoke, a master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OUA), is said to have been murdered, has been arrested a long time ago. some time now in connection with the murder.

In a supporting affidavit, Chief Segun Aworinde, who described himself as Adedoyin’s younger brother, said that despite being told that Adedoyin was hypertensive and diabetic, police have refused to release him or allow him access to a quality health facility since his arrest on November 15.

Aworinde said he knew “Adedoyin as an established industrialist and educator and also a business mogul who owns several higher education institutions, one of which is Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife. He is about 65 years old and has business interests spread across the country.

He added that Adedoyin was “arrested on the 15th day of November, 2021 by the respondent (IGP) and has since then been in detention in connection with some allegations bordering on the mysterious death and dumping of the corpse of one Timothy Adegoke who was said to have lodged in the Applicant’s hotel, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, situate, lying and being at Ile-Ife, Osun State.

“By virtue of my relationship to the applicant as aforementioned, I know as a fact that the applicant is a hypertension and diabetes patient for over 15 years and has been on specialised drugs and treatments including but not limited to traditional herbs but to which he has not been able to have access since his incarceration by the respondent,” he said.

“On the 24’th day of November, 2021, I returned to the Police Headquarters in Osogbo again and I got to know, as a matter of fact, that the applicant had slumped earlier on that day, but was luckily resuscitated and the ugly development warranted him to he taken to a the Police Clinic situate at Okefia Area, Osogbo.

“Having been aware of these health issues/challenges of the applicant, I made a frantic effort to appeal to the respondent te allow the applicant be taken to a hospital with relevant equipment and facilities for proper medical care and attention but the respondent claimed that investigation in the case against the applicant was still ongoing and refused the request.

“All appeal/efforts made to the respondent to release the applicant on bail or be allowed to have access to quality medical facilities proved abortive as the respondent claimed that the matter is still under investigation and as a result of that, could not grant such a request.

“Despite the health situation of the applicant and notwithstanding the absence of any charge pending against him, the respondent directed his officers to transfer the applicant trom the custody of the Police in Osogbo to its Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abuja where the applicant is currently being detained.

“I know as a fact that the applicant, a chieftaincy title holder in Ile-Ife, is not a flight risk having established one university and one polytechnic in Osun State, with several other investments all over the country and the applicant is ready and withing to stand his trial at all material times if the respondent eventually establishes a prima facie case against him.”