Adedoyin's Lawyer Demands Probe Of Late Students' Burial

Abiodun Williams, Counsel to Chief Ramon Adedoyin, the embattled owner of Hilton Hotels Honours, Ile-Ife where a lodger, Timothy Adegoke Oludare allegedly died has raised fresh alarm on the circumstances surrounding the Late OAU postgraduate student's death.

In a letter to Osun state Commissioner of Police dated 26th November, 2021, as obtained by The PUNCH on Saturday, the lawyer posited that going by the information at his disposal, the late Adegoke was buried by officials of the Department of Public Health, Ife Central Local Government, Ile-Ife after having secured a clearance from the police in one of the local Divisions.

This is in contrast to the previous report that the corpse of the 37-year-old OAU master's student was allegedly buried by the Hotel staffers after having been reportedly found dead in the room where he was lodging.

“From the information flying around in Ile-Ife, there is a strong suggestion that contrary to the claim as aforesaid, it was the officials of the Department of Public Health, Ife Central Local Government, Ile-Ife that buried the deceased having received clearance from the officers of the Nigerian Police of one of the Divisions in Ile-Ife", Abiodun said.

The lawyer however stated that he had no information confirming the exact police Division in Ile-Ife which issued the clearance, urging the law enforcement agents to conduct "discreet and diligent" investigation into the matter to determine its authenticity or otherwise.

“We could not establish which of the Divisions in Ile-Ife that gave the clearance. However, we are of the view that, if the information is correct, discreet and diligent investigations will establish it.

“If it is established that officers of the Public Health Department of Ife Central Local Government were the ones that actually buried the corpse of Mr. Timothy Adegoke, it may go a long way to assist the pathologists in their quests to unravel the circumstances that led to the unfortunate death of the young man and the manner his corpse was handled.” , the lawyer said.