As the trial of owner of Hilton Hotel, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin and six staff resumed on Friday over mysterious death of a Master Student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Timothy Adegoke, the receptionist of the hotel, Adesola Adedeji, has said Roheem Adedoyin gave her a fresh receipt to sign and was used to replaced original one issued to the deceased.
Adesola while under cross examination from prosecution counsel, Femi Falana (SAN), the seventh defendant explained that she snapped the original receipt she issued to the deceased with her phone to ensure that her account was intact before handing over to the receptionist on night shift.
According to her, “On the 11th of November, 2021, I was at Ilesha when I received a message from one of the receptionists ( Esther) that we have a meeting at the Chairman’s (Dr. Adedoyin) house. I told her I can’t make it.
“Another receptionist, Moshood called me and said I must come because a receipt was missing in my account. I told him that it is not possible because I already gave my account to the auditor. I later went to Dr. Rahmon house. When I got there, I met other receptionist and during our discussion, The MD Prince Raheem Adedoyin came to me and said I should follow him. He took me to a house inside the building, he also said a receipt is missing from my account but I told him it’s not possible.
She continued, “He said he is my boss and can’t lie. He said he will give me another receipt and ask me to sign it and that he was protecting me. I thought since he is my boss and the person giving me the receipt was the son of the owner of the hotel, I obliged. He gave me the receipt and a name to write on it.”
She added that other defendants told her of the death of Adegoke when they were arrested on November 12, 2021.
Chief Justice Adepeke Ojo urged Mr. Kehinde Eleja, counsel to Adedoyin, to ensure that the witness appears before the court on the next adjourned date on February 2, 2023.
