A landlord,
identified as Baba Olukoya, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for
attacking his female tenant, Glory, over her inability to raise N3,000 to pay
rent to
him when he was broke and seriously needed money to eat.
According to
PM Express, the incident happened at Chris Idowu Street in Ejigbo, Lagos where
they reside. It was gathered that Baba Olukoya had collected rent which had not
expired before he became broke and needed money to buy food and drinks.
Baba Olukoya
turned violent on Glory when he demanded for the money on the condition that
she will deduct it when she will renew her rent.
But Glory
disappointed him and told him that she was equally looking for money to eat and
her rent had not expired. In anger Baba Olukoya carried a small iron rod and
hit Glory’s hand and it got swollen, she was rushed to hospital.
The matter
was reported to the police at Ejigbo and Olukoya was arrested and taken to the
station.
At the
station, the landlord pleaded with the police that he did not attack the woman
with normal eyes as he was hungry and needed money to eat.
He offered
to treat the woman which will be deducted from the house rent and promised to
maintain peace with his tenants.
The police
then released him on administrative bail and asked them to come back after
treatment to known the outcome of the treatment and settlement.
Sadly, it was
not Olukoya and Glory alone that were having issues over rent in the area, many
tenants whose rents had expired are complaining that they could not afford to
renew it due to hardship.
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