Suspected to have had an affair with lawmaker before his demise

.House declines comment on Tragedy

A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State died in the early hours of yesterday after what security sources said was a sexual affair with a female banker in his private residence located at Gwarinpa Estate in Abuja.
Rep. Raphael Oloye Nomiye, who was 50 years old, was until his death representing Ondo, Ilaje, Ese Odo in Ondo State under the platform of the Labour Party.

The lawmaker was said to have died shortly after an affair with the banker (names withheld).
The spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, Hyelhira Altine Daniel, confirmed the incident, saying the command was still investigating the cause of the legislator’s death.

When Sunday Trust visited the deceased’s residence at Second Avenue in Gwarinpa Estate, neighbours and witnesses said the banker, who managed his accounts, was said to have rushed down for the one-storey building to inform the policemen on guard at the house that “oga just fell down and is vomiting blood.”

They said when the policemen entered into his room upstairs, they found him laying on the floor with a towel tied round his waist, while he bled from the mouth. He was then quickly taken to a private clinic on 3rd Avenue within the estate in his official Toyota Camry 2012 car with Registration Number 148B Rep.

It was further learnt that doctors at clinic declined to attend to him, saying it was a “serious” matter, following which he was then rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police sources disclosed that the banker, who is now in police custody at the Gwarinpa Police Division, had earlier denied having sexual affair with the lawmaker before his death. But she was said to have changed her statement after doctors at the National Hospital conducted an examination on corpse, which confirmed that the deceased had slept with a woman shortly before his demise.

The sources said after the test, the banker admitted to interrogators that she had actually slept with the deceased and had helped him to clean up, following which he went into the bathroom, where he suddenly fell and began to vomit blood. Police investigators who inspected the lawmaker’s house had succeeded in recovering some items, including a bottle of water, which the deceased lawmaker had drank from some tissue papers and the clothes the deceased had worn earlier in the day, Sunday Trust gathered.

When our reporters visited the banker’s private residence located at Kado Estate in Abuja, two of her professional friends, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the banker and Raphael had been friends. They, however, denied knowledge of the lawmaker’s death.
An investigation by Sunday Trust also revealed that although the late lawmaker was married, his wife and children were not living with him in Abuja.

As at press time, there was no official statement from his family or the House, but a lawmaker in the Lower Chamber confirmed the lawmaker’s demise. He added, however, that the House would make an official statement until it received formal notification from Nomiye’s family.

“I heard of his death, but we’re yet to get any official statement from his family or any doctor. The House will make an official statement when it eventually receives confirmation from his family,” said the source.
When contacted, the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity, Victor Ogene, said he was yet to get an official confirmation of the death and, as such, wouldn’t comment on it.

Ddaji: A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo
State died in the early hours of yesterday after what
security sources said was a sexual affair with a female
banker in his private residence located at Gwarinpa
Estate in Abuja.
Rep. Raphael Oloye Nomiye, who was 50 years old, was
until his death representing Ondo, Ilaje, Ese Odo in Ondo
State under the platform of the Labour Party.
The lawmaker was said to have died shortly after an
affair with the banker (names withheld).
The spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
police command, Hyelhira Altine Daniel, confirmed the
incident, saying the command was still investigating the
cause of the legislator’s death.
When Sunday Trust visited the deceased’s residence at
Second Avenue in Gwarinpa Estate, neighbours and
witnesses said the banker, who managed his accounts,
was said to have rushed down for the one-storey building
to inform the policemen on guard at the house that “oga
just fell down and is vomiting blood.”
They said when the policemen entered into his room
upstairs, they found him laying on the floor with a towel
tied round his waist, while he bled from the mouth. He
was then quickly taken to a private clinic on 3rd Avenue
within the estate in his official Toyota Camry 2012 car
with Registration Number 148B Rep.
It was further learnt that doctors at clinic declined to
attend to him, saying it was a “serious” matter, following
which he was then rushed to the National Hospital,
Abuja, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police sources disclosed that the banker, who is now in
police custody at the Gwarinpa Police Division, had
earlier denied having sexual affair with the lawmaker
before his death. But she was said to have changed her
statement after doctors at the National Hospital
conducted an examination on corpse, which confirmed
that the deceased had slept with a woman shortly before
his demise.
The sources said after the test, the banker admitted to
interrogators that she had actually slept with the
deceased and had helped him to clean up, following
which he went into the bathroom, where he suddenly fell
and began to vomit blood. Police investigators who
inspected the lawmaker’s house had succeeded in
recovering some items, including a bottle of water, which
the deceased lawmaker had drank from some tissue
papers and the clothes the deceased had worn earlier in
the day, Sunday Trust gathered.
When our reporters visited the banker’s private
residence located at Kado Estate in Abuja, two of her
professional friends, who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, said the banker and Raphael had been
friends. They, however, denied knowledge of the
lawmaker’s death.
An investigation by Sunday Trust also revealed that
although the late lawmaker was married, his wife and
children were not living with him in Abuja.
As at press time, there was no official statement from his
family or the House, but a lawmaker in the Lower
Chamber confirmed the lawmaker’s demise. He added,
however, that the House would make an official
statement until it received formal notification from
Nomiye’s family.
“I heard of his death, but we’re yet to get any official
statement from his family or any doctor. The House will
make an official statement when it eventually receives
confirmation from his family,” said the source.
When contacted, the Deputy Chairman of the House of
Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity,
Victor Ogene, said he was yet to get an official
confirmation of the death and, as such, wouldn’t
comment on it.

ifebosco: if true, that clinic should be investigated.

The sources said after the test, the
banker admitted to interrogators
that she had actually slept with the
deceased