The wife of Late Timothy Adegoke, the Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Bolatito Adegoke today burst into tears while giving evidence in the case to unravel the killers of her husband who allegedly died in Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife owned by Dr Adedoyin.

She was led in evidence by the prosecutor Mr Ochogwe before the Chief Justice of Osun State, Justice Adepele Ojo.

In her evidence in Chief, she told the court that she was a full housewife and lived with her late husband in Abuja. 

She said, “On 5 November 2021, my husband left home for his final exam at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. My husband doesn’t joke with his family, when he was going he arrived the Airport, he called me that he was at the Abuja airport. 

“He had a meeting with tax officers in Ibadan. He was carrying a leather box which he said he would not want to go to Ile-Ife with, I called a friend named Iyabo Ogeji at Akure to collect the leather box from him. He called me that my friend has collected the leather box from him and my friend also called to confirm.

“When he arrive Ife, at Hilton Hotel he called me again. At about 8:00 PM, I called him to report one of our children to him, he told me that I should not worry that he want to wake up by 12:00 AM to read. He said we will talk later. 

“My husband use to call me before he go for the exam but on Saturday 6th November 2021, I did not see his call. I called him more than three times, I was worried and I told my children and started weeping because the issue of kidnapping is rampant in Nigeria. Since that time I continue calling his phone till around 4 pm. When he did not respond to the calls I informed one of our church Shepard in Abuja, he consoled me that I should be patient but I told him that such a thing has never happened since our marriage. 

“I informed his office about the situation. On Sunday 8th November 2021 around 5 PM, I called one of my husband’s sisters in Osogbo, I told her to help me check my husband at the exam hall, I also called one of his friends chartered accountant and he called his friend at Ile-Ife to check hotel and exam hall. I told them that he lodge at Hilton Hotel. 

“When they check Hilton, they said nobody bears that name that lodge in the hotel. I checked that document of my husband in Abuja and I saw the previous receipt of the Hilton Hotel, I snap and send it to my people who are in Ife. The police used the receipt to conduct their investigation. I later reported at the police station where I wrote a statement and signed it.”

In the course of the narration, she further broke down in tears, crying profusely that she wanted true justice for her late husband.

However, under cross-examination by the defendant’s counsel, Mr K K Eleja (SAN) she refused to answer the questions put to her.

The presiding judge, Justice Ojo cautioned her and stood down the hearing for 10 minutes so that the prosecutor could attend to her. 

Akinola Adenitan

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