BREAKING: Osun Police Give Update On Late OAU Master’s Student, Speak On Adedoyin’s Viral Audio

The Osun State Police Command has confirmed that there was no part missing in the body of the   late postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Mr Timothy Adegoke, AMILOADED reports.

It would be recalled that the Command had announced that the student was found dead without giving details of how, when, and where he was found.

The police later arrested the chairman of Hilton Hotel and Resort, who double as the founder of Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, over the death of the OAU master’s student.

This was just as the Osun University Teaching Hospital (UTH), on Monday, conducted autopsy on the late postgraduate student.

However, the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday, said no part of the body of the slain student was missing after it was unwrapped by police operatives.

The police spokesperson said, “Upon exhumation of the corpse, it was clear to everyone present (Police, the deceased family members and the pathologist) at the scene that at the physical sight of the corpse when it was unwrapped, there was no part of the body missing otherwise, somebody would have raised an alarm on that matter at that particular time.

“This is the reason why I made the statement. The corpse was consequently wrapped and taken to the hospital for medical examination (autopsy).

“On the issue of audio recording made by Dr. Rahman Adedoyin, the police was embarrassed with this development. On investigation, Dr. Rahman Adedoyin admitted being the author of the audio message. He said that he felt inclined to make it when some members of his staff were arrested by the police.

“He affirmed making it before he was arrested to defend himself when some people, especially the brother of the deceased was referring to him as a ritualist. He said it was made to clear himself because; they have already maligned his character even without due process of law. He further stated that, he recorded the audio before his arrest by the police.

“His staff were arrested on the 11th and 12th November, 2021 while he (Dr. Rahman Adedoyin) was subsequently arrested on the 15th November, 2021.

“He said, he did not know whether the audio was released or when it was released until police told him about it, since he has been incarcerated since 15th November, 2021, and doesn’t have access to his phone.

“Meanwhile, Police will stop at nothing at unraveling who actually release the audio.”

She continued, “Detention of suspects is a normal process in the police investigation.  SCID Osogbo Osun State has no such VIP cells designated for any person whatsoever. The following questions now are:

i. Has any person “officially visited the SCID cell and met the absence of the suspect(s) we are talking about?

ii. Can it be said reliably that the suspect is not in the police custody?

“Finally, in answer to the above questions, I wish to state clearly that, all the suspects connected to this matter are in our lawful custody and the command has even has a valid court order, justifying their detention pending the completion of police investigation,” she stated.

It would be recalled that Timothy Adegoke was declared missing after he went to Ile-Ife to sit an exam at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro campus, when he was declared missing on November 7.

Adegoke’s body was discovered after some suspects, including workers at the hotel, were arrested by the police.

It was learnt that Adegoke had lodged in Hilton hotel located in Ile-Ife, Osun State between October 22 and November 5, 2021, before he was later declared missing.

The student was reported missing on Saturday, November 6 when he was not found at his exam hall and could not be reached by his wife and other family members.

Adegoke was said to have lodged in the hotel on Friday, November 5 preceding his examinations scheduled for Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7.