An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, refused the bail applications for the Chairman of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Rahmon Adedoyin and six others, charged with the murder of Timothy Adegoke.
Adegoke was a post-graduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, who died in the hotel in November 2021.
The six other defendants, who were equally refused bail, are Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Florence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola.
The Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele Ojo, in her ruling, refused their bail applications due to the magnitude of the offence they allegedly committed.
She said that the offences, as being alleged against the defendants, were serious felony charges that could attract jail term.
Ojo overruled the application for bail by the defence counsels on health grounds, adding that the correctional centre had all the necessary facilities for those with medical challenges.
The defendants had earlier pleaded not guilty to the 11-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted felony, unlawful interference with a dead body, altering and intent to destroy evidence.
The case file number: HOS/5C/2022, dated Feb. 14 and filed on Feb. 17, had earlier been substituted with HOS/5C/ 2022, dated Feb. 22, and filed on March 2.
Ojo, however, adjourned till March 8, for continuation of trial.
