A landlady named Augustas Okoro has allegedly removed the roof of her female tenant who lives in the Okuokoko community, around Warri, Delta State due to pending house rent.
Human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Friday.
According to him, the rainfall Thursday destroyed the tenant’s properties.
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The police were invited into the matter and subsequently arrested the workers but the said landlady had fled.
He said:
“The Landlady, whom out of wickedness removed the roof of her tenant in Ogoro Crescent, Off Caroline Street, Okuokoko near Warri, Delta State is on the run.
“Yesterday we reported the case to the DPO Orerokpe CSP Oluwole who swung into action and got the workers who commiting the act arrested since the landlady ran away.
“The rain yesterday, destroyed the properties of the lady and such wickedness should not be entertained in modern society.
“The woman’s rent expired the end of last month October and the landlady Augustas Okoroo had chose in her callous method to removed the roof in order for the helpless lady to pack out.
“This should be warnings to Landlords and Landladies that there are legal methods of ejecting tenants out of a building instead of oppressive, harassing and cruel method.”
