An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a landlord, Iyabo Adakeja, (47), to three years imprisonment for removing a tenant’s roofing sheet without his consent to forcefully cause him to vacate his apartment.
The Magistrate, Taiwo Ajibade, gave the verdict in the judgment.
NAN reports that the Police Prosecutor, Mr David Erima, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 13, 2013 at about 3:00 p.m. at No 38, Ekute Street, Ado-Ekiti.
On the said date, the accused, unlawfully and forcefully, ejected her tenant, Sunday Agbaje and also threatened his life.
Erima said that consequent upon the removal of the roof, heavy rain poured and damaged Agbeje’s property, including mattresses, camera, fridge, generator, DVD, clothes, television sets and other items, worth over N300, 000.
He said the offence was punishable under Section 401 of the Criminal Code; Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2013.
Counsel to the accused, Mr Yemi Adebayo, urged the court to be lenient in the dispensation of justice to his client.
The magistrate, however, sentenced the accused to three years imprisonment or to pay an option of fine of N50, 000. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Is this a fair judgement?
ReplyDeleteWas the tenant paying his rent?
Did rain actually damage the generator and fridge?
The legal system may force people to stopinvesting in housing if erring tenants are almost iimpossible and expensive to evict
Well, though they never stated the reasons for removing the roof, however, Landlords should not take laws into their hands. Just last week my friend reported his Landlords to the police for disconnecting his electricity.
ReplyDeleteHe rent still runs till Jan 2015. But the Landlord wants to start to frustrate him.