Diran Elijah, a 50-year-old real estate agent, died at a hotel in Agbado, Ogun State, after sleeping with his former wife, Idowu.
Idowu, who has remarried and has two children with her new husband, was said to have divorced Elijah four years ago, according to Punch. The ex-couple recently reignited their romance after Elijah called her and they agreed to meet at the hotel around 10 p.m. on Sunday, January 23.
Elijah was said to be resting after a lovely time in bed with Idowu when he became unresponsive and gasped for air. The woman was alleged to have raised an alarm, but it was too late.
According to an eyewitness, “The owner of the hotel initially wanted to lie that the man slumped outside and died. But the woman (Idowu) confessed that they had sex and afterward, the man complained that he was tired and wanted to rest. After some minutes, he went unconscious. She called for help but the man couldn’t make it. I later learned that they were once married to each other but lost contact after going their separate ways. They recently got talking again.”
According to a source close to the woman, Idowu had taken out a loan from a microfinance institution and was having trouble repaying it. Elijah, she claimed, invited her to the hotel and promised to assist her in repaying a portion of the money.
The source said, “They were ex-lovers. They had two children together as a couple but the kids died. They later divorced and remarried respectively. She obtained a loan from a microfinance bank and could not repay it. The bank sealed a house where she resides with her current husband in Ifo and she was sleeping in a church.
“Elijah contacted her and promised to give her money to repay part of the loan. He died after they had sex. The police arrested her but the man’s family said they were not interested in pursuing any case against her.”
The event was confirmed by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson for the Ogun state police command, who noted that the two families had resolved to settle the situation amicably.
