Landlord arraigned for ejecting tenant
A 44-year-old landlord, Olawale Pelewura, who ejected his tenant without a court order and damaged his property worth N2. 3 million was on Wednesday arraigned before a Surulere magistrates’ court, Lagos. The prosecutor, Insp Courage Ekhueorohan, told the court that Pelewura and others on December 10, at No 6, Silifatu Akinsanya Street, Surulere, forcefully ejected […]
A 44-year-old landlord, Olawale Pelewura, who ejected his tenant without a court order and damaged his property worth N2. 3 million was on Wednesday arraigned before a Surulere magistrates’ court, Lagos.
The prosecutor, Insp Courage Ekhueorohan, told the court that Pelewura and others on December 10, at No 6, Silifatu Akinsanya Street, Surulere, forcefully ejected his tenant, one Godwin Onuja, from his apartment without securing a court order.
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He submitted that Pelewura and his accomplices also damaged chairs and stole cash, a wristwatch, a gold chain and a CD set, all valued at N2.3m.
The Magistrate, Mrs O. O. Otitoju, granted Pelewura bail in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned to January 20. (NAN)