The hearing of a murder case leveled against the owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Rahmon Adedoyin, who was charged to court for the alleged killing of a masters’ student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, resumes today.
Adedoyin with six of his staff: Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola were standing trial on 18 count of conspiracy, murder, felony, indecent interference of the corpse, alteration and cancellation of receipt and oath-taking to prevent justice.
Meanwhile, the hearing was stalled due to the disagreement between the prosecuting counsel, Femi Falana SAN and the DEFENCE Counsel, Yusuf Alli over the legitimacy of the prosecuting counsel to participate in the case.
Arguing on Thursday, counsel to Adedoyin, Yusuf Alli countered Falana by challenging his locus to prosecute the case, noting that it is not in agreement with the law and the fiat granted to him to prosecute Adedoyin and other staff was not properly obtained. He prayed the court to prohibit Falana from participating in the case as prosecutor.
Falana stated he was properly introduced by the counsel from the Osun State Ministry of Justice to take over the matter as prosecutor and no law compulsory it for him to produce the fiat granted to him by the ministry to prosecute the matter before the court. He urge the court to dismiss the prayer of the defense counsel else if their prayer is granted, it may set the trial back.
Justice Ojo pronounced that judgment on arguments on fiat, she said judgment will be delivered alongside the final judgement of the case. The judged thereafter adjourned the case on the basis of the need for an adoption of final written addresses from the prosecution and defense counsel.