Adegoke’s Death: Falana Takes Over Prosecution Adedoyin Case
The Osun State Government has stated that Femi Falana is in full charge of the prosecution of the case in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, the Obafemi Awolowo University MBA student. DAILY POST reports.
In a statement presented yesterday by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to the Osun State Governor and signed by Oluwafemi Akande, the State’s Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, the State government made known that the office of Femi Falana had already collected the letter conveying the fiat of the Attorney General. Information Guide Nigeria
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“On 1st April 2022, Femi Falana, SAN, applied to the Office of the Hon. Attorney General for fiat to take over the prosecution of the case.
“Thereafter, the deceased’s family wrote a letter to the Attorney General requesting for the Chambers of Femi Falana, SAN, to be allowed to prosecute the matter.
“The learned silk’s letter and that of the family were immediately processed and the fiat requested for has since been granted.”
It was reported that the case was first investigated by Osun State Police Command but was later taken over by the IGP Office in Abuja.
After the investigation, the Police filed a criminal charge against the suspects in Abuja and the case was later moved to Osogbo by the Nigeria Police.
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While the Police Prosecutors were prosecuting the case, the deceased family’s Counsel, Falana & Co, held a watching brief for the victim and witnessed the proceedings. jamb results
Oriyomi Hamzat, a newsman had called out the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola not to sacrifice the case on the altar of comradeship and friendship, as it was discovered that Rahman Adedoyin and the Governor were friends.