Police To Conduct Autopsy On Slain OAU Master’s Student Monday
Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, has said that autopsy will be conducted on the late Student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Timothy Adegoke, on Monday (tomorrow).
Adegoke was said to have travelled to Osun State from Abuja to sit for examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, when he was declared missing on November 7.
The remains of the deceased were later reportedly evacuated from a shallow grave where he was allagedly buried.
Six suspects said to be staff members of the Hilton Hotels and Resort, Ile-Ife, were arrested by the police after investigation revealed that the late Adegoke checked into the facility before he was declared missing.
The CP, in Osogbo, on Saturday, dismissed the claim that the Inspector General of Police already decided on the transfer of the case.
A security source said that there were petitions demanding the transfer of the case to Abuja.
Olokode said, “The police headquarters is not taking over the matter. In any case, if the headquarters wants to take over the investigation, I don’t have options. I can’t say they should not take it over, but no letter asking us to transfer the matter. We are proceeding with our investigation into the matter and we assure everyone that the mystery will be unravelled.
“We planned to have the autopsy on Friday, but the family of the late student said they would want an expert that would represent them to observe the procedure. We expected them but we didn’t see them. That is why we chose Monday for the procedure. If not for that, it would have been conducted. We will do our best to ensure that justice prevails.”
Also in police net in connection with the crime is the owner of the hotel and founder of Oduduwa University, Ramon Adedoyin, detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
