OAU student’s murder: Allow Hilton owner access to choice medical facilities – Court to IGP
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to allow the detained proprietor of Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin, access to medical facilities of his choice.
The order came after an exparte motion was moved by counsel to the embattled businessman.
Adedoyin was arrested by the police in connection with the alleged murder of a Master’s degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, and he has been in police custody in Abuja since November 15.
He had sued the IGP, praying the Federal High Court to compel the police chief to admit him to bail pending the completion of an investigation into the allegations against him.
In the alternative, he sought a court order to compel the police to allow him access medical facility of his choice as a diabetic and hypertensive patient.
However, when the matter came up, Adedoyin, who is also the founder of Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, through his counsel Mr Kunle Adegoke (SAN), informed the court that the order made on December 6, 2021, asking the IGP to appear in court on December 9 was duly served on the IGP as directed.
As a follow-up, the senior lawyer further said that on December 8, he personally visited the Force Headquarters in Abuja and reminded the authorities of the coming up of the case on Thursday.
He expressed surprise that the IGP was not in court and was not represented by any legal practitioner and urged the court to take the motion ex-parte already filed as the IGP has been put on notice as directed.
Adedoyin in the ex-parte motion, filed along with a fundamental human rights enforcement suit before the court, prayed to be admitted to bail pending the conclusion of an investigation by the police or pending the determination of his fundamental human rights enforcement suit.
In the alternative, Adedoyin asked the court to grant him permission to have access to quality medical facilities of his choice pending the conclusion of an investigation by the Police and his possible arraignment.
In his brief ruling after listening to Adegoke lead counsel to Adedoyin, Justice Ekwo granted the request to the effect that police should allow the detainee to have access to medical facilities of his choice pending the hearing and determination of the fundamental human rights suit he filed before the court.
Justice Ekwo has however fixed January 21 for a hearing of the substantive fundamental human rights enforcement suit.
