Olanike, the spouse of a automotive vendor, Ayodeji Soetan, has been hospitalized after their landlady, Juliet Akano, allegedly vandalized and burgled his house at Tijani Bello in Ojodu space of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro discovered that the incident occurred round 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24.
Chatting with our correspondent on Sunday, Soetan mentioned Akano stormed the premises of the two-storey constructing within the firm of some suspected criminals.
He mentioned considered one of them pulled out a sledgehammer and began breaking down his door and home windows earlier than finally breaking into his house.
He, nevertheless, lamented that the sudden demolition affected his spouse who was later rushed to hospital attributable to shock that resulted in hypertension.
Narrating the incident, he mentioned, “I had left residence within the morning when my spouse known as to inform me that the landlady had include some folks to vandalize my house on the bottom flooring of the constructing. And by the point I acquired residence, they’d destroyed my door, together with my bed room and kitchen home windows. My spouse turned pregnant two months in the past and is recovering from the loss, however the shock of the demolition was an excessive amount of for her. She developed hypertension and is now in hospital.”
Soetan claimed that one of many males attacked his neighbor who tried to cease them from going forward with the demolition.
He mentioned: “Whereas making an attempt to cease them, one of many thugs who had introduced them attacked my neighbor. All this occurred within the presence of our landlady, whereas she mentioned nothing. After doing that, they went forward and dug a gap across the constructing. I’ve no downside together with her order, apart from the home lease I need to pay her. I’ve provided to pay the lease due in Could of this yr however she has refused to gather it. She didn't give me an viewers in any respect.”
Soetan mentioned no prior discover was given by the landlady earlier than the demolition.
He additionally added that the suspected criminals who carried out the train weren’t officers of the state authorities as Akano claims.
He mentioned: “Earlier than this incident, she had taken some folks to mark the home claiming they have been Lagos State officers. She mentioned the individuals who destroyed our property have been additionally authorities officers. However after I made my findings, I found that they didn’t come from the state authorities. How would Lagos State officers come to demolish folks's properties like that?”
When contacted, Akano took her name however later ended it when our correspondent launched herself. A textual content message despatched to her had but to be responded to on the time this report was filed.
