{"id":766242,"date":"2019-12-16T19:58:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T19:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/16\/late-oba-adeyinka-oyekans-son-one-other-sentenced-to-death-for-murder\/"},"modified":"2019-12-16T19:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T19:58:40","slug":"late-oba-adeyinka-oyekans-son-one-other-sentenced-to-death-for-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/16\/late-oba-adeyinka-oyekans-son-one-other-sentenced-to-death-for-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Oba Adeyinka Oyekan\u2019s Son, One Other Sentenced To Death For Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_721526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-721526\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-721526\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Court.jpg\" alt=\"Mother Demands Justice for Son's Death\" width=\"900\" height=\"749\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-721526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Symbol Of Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adewale Oyekan, son of Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, and one other have been sentenced to death for the murder of one Sikirat Ekun, a 62-year-old businesswoman and politician.<\/p>\n<p>Adewale is said to have hired an accomplice whom he paid N6 000 to murder the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecutor, the accomplice carried out the murder at the Omole Phase One residence of the late businesswoman by strangling her and throwing her into the well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0I Wanted To Commit Suicide Then Frame Him For Murder \u2013 Lady Reveals Plans To Set Up Ex-Boyfriend<\/p>\n<p>Also, the prosecutor said the deceased was a restauranteur who knew Mr. Oyekan due to her friendship with his late mother.<\/p>\n<p><strong>His words:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo render assistance to the prince, Mrs. Ekun employed him as the manager of her restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe convicts conspired, killed the deceased and threw her corpse in a well within the premises of her home, and took over her businesses and property including a bus which was sold for N170,000.<\/p>\n<p>When any inquiry was made by family and friends about her whereabouts, Mr. Oyekan informed them that she traveled to Abuja for the Ileya (Eid-el Kabir) festival.<\/p>\n<p>He passed this information by sending a text message from Ekun\u2019s phone. However, following worry from members of her family and after an extensive search, her corpse was found in December 2012, by well diggers and firefighters.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Symbol Of Justice Adewale Oyekan, son of Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, and one other have been sentenced to death for the murder of one Sikirat Ekun, a 62-year-old businesswoman and politician. Adewale is said to have hired an accomplice whom he paid N6 000 to murder the deceased. 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