A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to hand over to the Attorney General of Osun State, the case file in the murder trial of the late Timothy Adegoke, the postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) killed at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Falana made the request in a letter dated February 4 and addressed to the IGP with the title , “Request to Charge Suspects in Timothy Adegoke’s at the Osun State High Court.”
The human rights lawyer, who has been briefed by the Adegoke family to help them get justice in the matter, noted that the police arrested some of the suspects while others, who are currently at large, have been declared wanted.
He added that, to the dismay of the family, the police arraigned the suspects at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory instead of Ile-Ife where the crimes allegedly occurred.
Falana is, seeking the transfer of the case to Osun State so the relevant charges can be filed in the state high court.
He warned that the police may face legal action if it fails to accede to his request.
The legal luminary has also indicated that his law firm will handle the matter pro bono (free) on behalf of the Adegoke family.
Timothy, an Abuja-based student, had travelled to Ife on November 5 to take an examination at the school’s distance learning center in Moro, Osun State.
A case of a missing person, according to the Police was reported two days later at the Edun Abon Police Station and later transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
His body was subsequently found buried by the hotel management in a shallow grave without the knowledge of his family or the police.
