Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice Omoleye upheld the earlier verdict of the Osun State High Court, which had sentenced Adedoyin to death.

“The judgment of the High Court of Osun State stands. Adedoyin’s appeal is dismissed in part. The Court of Appeal held that Adedoyin was properly convicted and sentenced to death”, the court declared.

The Court of Appeal, however, set aside some aspects of the lower court’s orders, including the forfeiture of the Hilton Hotel and the order for Adedoyin to pay for the education of Adegoke’s children.

Furthermore, the court ruled that it had no jurisdiction to impose penalties outside the statutory provisions

Adegoke’s death was reported in November 2021 after his corpse was found at the Hilton Honours Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State, where he had lodged.

The hotelier had travelled from Abuja for an examination at a distance learning centre in Moro, Osun State on November 5 of that year.

He had checked into the hotel but was reported missing after two days. However, Adegoke’s body was found days later, leading to a probe that linked his death to ADEDOYIN and others.

The Osun state High Court, in May 2023, sentenced Adedoyin and others to death after they were found guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder.

Dissatisfied with the judgement of the Osun High Court, Adedoyin approached the appeal court to dismiss the sentence and conviction.

But the appellate court, on Thursday, however, upheld the conviction and death sentence of the hotelier.