Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been arrested by the Osun State Police following the death of a Master’s Degree student identified as Timothy Adegoke of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.
Adedoyin is also the chairman of Hilton Hotel and Resort, who is a Prince of Ile-Ife has been arrested and detained for interrogation over Adegoke’s death.
Adegoke had been declared missing on November 7 and was later found dead.
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Spokesman of Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed Adedoyin’s arrest in a statement issued, on Tuesday.
Six persons had earlier been arrested by the police following the death of Adegoke.
Spokesman Opalola’s statement says that “Subsequent upon the earlier press release issued in respect of the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Timothy Adegoke; a masters degree student of OAU who came from Abuja to sit for his examination at the OAU distance learning centre, Moro, Osun State, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, psc wishes to update the general public that, in addition to the six (6) suspects earlier arrested, the chairman of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, Dr Ramon Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin was also arrested on 15th November, 2021.”
Opalola also said that Adedoyin is currently in police detention, undergoing interrogation in connection with the case, while awaiting the autopsy report from the hospital.
He urged members of the public, especially the bereaved family, students and management of OAU, for their patience to allow the police continue on a thorough investigation on the matter.
He said that the state’s police boss reiterated the commitment of the state police command to ensure justice was done no matter the personality of the person(s) involved in the case or how highly or lowly placed in the society; if found culpable.
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“Meanwhile, further update on the case will be made public as event unfolds” the statement read.
It was gathered that Adegoke, an Abuja-based student, had travelled to Ile-Ife on November 5 to take an examination at the school’s distance learning centre in Moro, Osun State, but was declared missing when friends and family members could not reach him. He was not also found at the exam venue.
Adegoke had reportedly lodged at Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, a number of times between October 22 and November 5, 2021.
The hotel is owned by Chief Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State.
A source disclosed that Adegoke was a Master of Business Administration (MBA) student at the Obafemi Awolowo University was in Ife from October 22nd to October 24th; October 29th to October 31st; and had also planned to stay from November 5th to November 7th, 2021.
He was said to have frequented the town to take MBA examinations scheduled at intervals.
However, he was said to have been reported missing since he checked in at the hotel on Friday, November 5 preceding his examinations scheduled for Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7.
