A tenant in FCT ass@ults the landlord who locked him out of his room for not paying house rent.

 
Musa Alhassan, who was named as the tenant, is alleged to have assaulted his landlord, Samson Bako, over house rent in the Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

 

According to Ishaku Ayuba, a resident of the area who spoke to Daily Trust, the landlord locked up the man's room because he did not pay house rent.

 

He said the man, who is a commercial driver and rented a single bedroom in the area, has been owing the landlord one year house rent which he has refused to pay.

 

He said one of the landlord’s sons, who has been in charge of rent collection in the house, had approached the man on several occasions to pay his rent but he refused.

 

“The man is a commercial driver, who has been staying in that compound for three years now. Since last year when his rent expired, he has refused to pay the landlord,” he said.

 

He reported that the landlord became angry when the tenant insulted his son.

 

"When the tenant had gone to work, the landlord used another padlock to lock up the room.

 

“It was when he returned from work on Thursday night and discovered that his room was locked and when he enquired from other tenants and was told that it was the landlord that locked his room.

 

‘’The tenant walked straight and attempted to slap the landlord’s son. In the process, the landlord came out and it resulted to serious quarrel and the tenant assaulted the landlord.’’

 

According to Ayuba, vigilantes in the area were immediately alerted and came to intervene, ultimately taking the tenant away.

 

The incident was confirmed by Joshua, who is a member of the vigilante group, who stated that the tenant was handed over to security personnel in the area.