OAU STUDENT DEATH NANS FUMES, SAYS HILTON HOTEL OWNER ENJOYS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN POLICE CUSTODY

The owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Dr. Rahman Adedoyin, is enjoying preferential treatment in the custody of the Osun State Police Command, the National Association of Nigerian Students has alleged.

The apex students' association in the country said a recent audio recording released by Adedoyin while in police net showed that he is being accorded luxury.

An autopsy into the cause of the death of Adegoke is being expected as of press time.

In a statement on Tuesday, NANS sounded "a note of warning to everyone involved in the investigation that NANS will stop at nothing to expose and fight anyone irrespective of how highly placed contemplating to pervert the cause of investigation or justice.

The statement signed by NANS President, Sunday Asefon, was titled, "Timothy Adegoke murder: NANS calls for transparency and justice, trrespective of how highly placed are the perpetrators.

The statement read in part, "We equally frown upon the audio making the round where a principal suspect in the murder, the Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Hotel Dr. Rahman Adedoyin appears to be making a statement denying his involvement in the murder."

"We berate the luxury accorded Dr. Rahman Adedoyin to have access to his phone, make a video recording and share it while in the custody of the Nigerian Police Force. We believe this luxury is exclusive and couldn't have accorded. of murder suspect of a lower social class.

"Given the enormity of material evidence against the suspect, staff, and management of Hilton Rotel, we advise that law enforcement agents must fight any templation to accord the suspect preferential treatment or third party influence which may pervert the cause of justice."

"Also, we demand an immediate multiagency manhunt for Rahim Adegoke, the MD of the Hotel who is equally the son of the proprietor of the hotel fingered in the gruesome murder of Timothy Adegoke. We believe government must invest the same energy invested in arresting secessionist agitators in arresting this fleeing murder suspect.