Alleged murder of OAU Masters student: Deceased family seeks justice

The family of the late Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, postgraduate student, Timothy Oludare, who was allegedly killed in a hotel he was lodged in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has demanded a thorough investigation into the murder and make the perpetrators of the dastardly act face the full wrath of the law.

In a statement written and signed on its behalf by its lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, the family noted that: “We welcome with keen interest, the news of the arrest of six suspects linked to the gruesome murder of Timothy Oludare by men of the Osun State Command of the Nigerian Police on the 15th of November, 2021.

“Indeed the preliminary investigation, arrests, and findings have nullified the initial apprehension that the deceased must have fallen into the hands of killer herdsmen which if true, could have triggered ethnic tension in Osun State and beyond.

“While commending the leadership of the Nigerian Police for these painstaking efforts, we, however, strongly want to emphasise that it would serve the overriding interest of justice to bring all those involved in this dastardly murder to book.

The law is clear that an offender(s) who causes the death of a person is guilty of murder under 316 of the Criminal Code Laws Cap 34, Laws of Osun State and same is punishable by death under Section 319 of the same law and it is our legally considered view that the confessional statements as obtained from some of the suspects are cogent enough to establish the varying degrees of guilt of all the suspects.”

The statement further held that: “We urge utmost professionalism by the police in this matter, no stone must be left unturned to get to the root of this matter. On our part, we are ready to partner with the police to ensure that justice is not only done but seen to be done.

“While we trust that this matter will reach its expected legal conclusion, we want to reiterate that we will not hesitate for a second to do everything within legally permissible limits to fight anyone who attempts to frustrate the expected end of justice.”

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