A landlady has been remanded in prison custody for breaking into her sick tenant’s apartment and carting her properties.
The Lagos State Police has arraigned a middle-aged landlady, Mrs. Uche Obiaguim, for allegedly breaking into the apartment of one of her tenants, Patience Godwin, and carting away her properties.
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Express reports that Obiaguim who owns a house on 10, Victor Enuka
Street, Bucknor Estate in Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos, burgled Godwin’s
house when she fell sick and traveled to her hometown for treatment.
Express reports that Obiaguim who owns a house on 10, Victor Enuka
Street, Bucknor Estate in Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos, burgled Godwin’s
house when she fell sick and traveled to her hometown for treatment.
According to neighbours, Obiaguim reportedly broke into the tenant’s apartment
in her absence, removed her properties and converted them to her own
use believing that Godwin will die from the ailment and not come back to
the house.
in her absence, removed her properties and converted them to her own
use believing that Godwin will die from the ailment and not come back to
the house.
It was gathered that the
tenant had paid Obiaguim one year rent in January 2017 before she
traveled home with the rent due to elapse by December 2017.
tenant had paid Obiaguim one year rent in January 2017 before she
traveled home with the rent due to elapse by December 2017.
However,
the landlady removed Godwin’s property from her apartment and kept them
for her own use while she rented out the apartment to another person.
the landlady removed Godwin’s property from her apartment and kept them
for her own use while she rented out the apartment to another person.
The
police noted that the properties Obiaguim stole from her tenant
included a mattress, generator, fan, rug, kitchen utensils, among
others.
police noted that the properties Obiaguim stole from her tenant
included a mattress, generator, fan, rug, kitchen utensils, among
others.
It was learned that when the
tenant survived the ailment and came back, she saw that her apartment
had been rented to another person while her properties had also been
removed and on inquiries, she found out that it was her landlady who had
burgled her room.
tenant survived the ailment and came back, she saw that her apartment
had been rented to another person while her properties had also been
removed and on inquiries, she found out that it was her landlady who had
burgled her room.
Godwin reported the
matter at the Ejigbo Police Division leading to the arrest of Obiaguim
and her subsequent arraignment at the Isolo Magistrates Court for the
alleged offense.
matter at the Ejigbo Police Division leading to the arrest of Obiaguim
and her subsequent arraignment at the Isolo Magistrates Court for the
alleged offense.
When the charges were read to her, the accused pleaded not guilty and the presiding Magistrate, Mr. A.O. Ogbe granted her bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
However,
she is to remain in prison custody pending when she will perfect her
bail while the case has been adjourned till July 19, 2017.
she is to remain in prison custody pending when she will perfect her
bail while the case has been adjourned till July 19, 2017.
