Adedoyin Adegoke: Strange health condition of defendant stalls proceeding

The health condition of a defendant has stalled the proceeding of murder charge against the owner of Hilton Royal Hotel, Ile-Ife, Abdulramon Adedoyin and six other at an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo.

At resumed hearing, one of the defendants, Magdalene Chiefuna suddenly developed a strange health condition which made the Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo to rise pending the resolve of the circumstance.

It would be recalled that Adedoyin and others are facing trial in the alleged killing of Timothy Adegoke, an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife who was declared missing but later found dead.

At resumption, counsel to Adedoyin, Kehinde Eleja SAN told the court that based on the evidence before the court, he would not call any witness in the defence.

However, Counsel to the 2nd, 4th, and 5th defendants, Muritala Abdulrosheed, SAN prayed the court for the adjournment of hearing of the defence.

Abdulrosheed particularly based his prayer on the health condition of the second defendant, Magdalene Chiefuna who earlier had health challenge.

Leading the prosecution counsel, Femi Falanat, SAN said they were not opposed to the application for adjournment.

The presiding judge, Justice Adepele Ojo had adjourned hearing for defence to 25th of may after a no case submissions filed by all the defendants’ counsels.