Lagos landlord kills tenant of four months

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a landlord, Gbade
Metibemu, for allegedly stabbing his tenant of four months, Bright
Abraham, to death on Apollo Street in the Makoko area of the
state.

 PUNCH Metro learnt that Metibemu attacked the
35-year-old Abia State indigene with a knife for refusing to vacate
his plank apartment after a week-long disagreement.

Our correspondent was told that the suspect had warned the
victim to stop soiling the slum with the faeces of his baby.

When the warning did not yield any result, the suspect was
reported to have threatened to kill Abraham.

Last Thursday, around 10pm, the father of four was preparing to
sleep when an argument ensued between him and the landlord which
degenerated into a fight.

Metibemu was alleged to have got a knife with which he stabbed
Abraham in the chest.

He allegedly rushed to the Adekunle Police Station to report
that he had been injured by his tenant.

He was, however, detained when news filtered in that Abraham had
died at the hospital where he was taken to for treatment.

A resident, who identified himself as Christian Nwankwo, said
Metibemu always fought his tenants.

He said, “Abraham packed into the house four months ago. He was
well-behaved and good-mannered and those were attributes that
endeared him to us. His room is beside the landlord’s.

“However, about a week ago, the landlord started complaining
that he should stop spreading children clothes on the washing line.
He also complained about the faeces of his baby, which he said was
soiling the house.

“He started threatening him to leave or he would kill him. We
thought it was a joke.”

Another resident, Ndubuisi Nkegba, said the victim had excused
himself from a chat to go to bed that Thursday when he was
stabbed.

“Just about 10 minutes after he left us to go to bed, we heard a
noise. We rushed there and saw that he had been stabbed in the
chest three times by the landlord. He was in a pool of blood. We
rushed him to the Federal Medical Centre, Yaba, where he was
confirmed dead.”

The landlord was said to have gone to the Adekunle Police
Station with a friend, identified as Femi, to report the
incident.

“He told the police that his tenant stabbed him. The police were
taking his statement when some friends of the deceased, who were
returning from the hospital, met him at the station. They told the
police that the tenant was dead. The landlord’s friend, Femi, fled,
but the landlord was detained.”

It was learnt that the wife and children of the victim had been
taken to their family house.

Our correspondent was told that an angry mob demolished the
suspect’s apartment and destroyed some of his property.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed
the incident, adding that the suspect had been transferred to the
State Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence,
Yaba.

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a landlord, Gbade
Metibemu, for allegedly stabbing his tenant of four months, Bright
Abraham, to death on Apollo Street in the Makoko area of the
state.

 PUNCH Metro learnt that Metibemu attacked the
35-year-old Abia State indigene with a knife for refusing to vacate
his plank apartment after a week-long disagreement.

Our correspondent was told that the suspect had warned the
victim to stop soiling the slum with the faeces of his baby.

When the warning did not yield any result, the suspect was
reported to have threatened to kill Abraham.

Last Thursday, around 10pm, the father of four was preparing to
sleep when an argument ensued between him and the landlord which
degenerated into a fight.

Metibemu was alleged to have got a knife with which he stabbed
Abraham in the chest.

He allegedly rushed to the Adekunle Police Station to report
that he had been injured by his tenant.

He was, however, detained when news filtered in that Abraham had
died at the hospital where he was taken to for treatment.

A resident, who identified himself as Christian Nwankwo, said
Metibemu always fought his tenants.

He said, “Abraham packed into the house four months ago. He was
well-behaved and good-mannered and those were attributes that
endeared him to us. His room is beside the landlord’s.

“However, about a week ago, the landlord started complaining
that he should stop spreading children clothes on the washing line.
He also complained about the faeces of his baby, which he said was
soiling the house.

“He started threatening him to leave or he would kill him. We
thought it was a joke.”

Another resident, Ndubuisi Nkegba, said the victim had excused
himself from a chat to go to bed that Thursday when he was
stabbed.

“Just about 10 minutes after he left us to go to bed, we heard a
noise. We rushed there and saw that he had been stabbed in the
chest three times by the landlord. He was in a pool of blood. We
rushed him to the Federal Medical Centre, Yaba, where he was
confirmed dead.”

The landlord was said to have gone to the Adekunle Police
Station with a friend, identified as Femi, to report the
incident.

“He told the police that his tenant stabbed him. The police were
taking his statement when some friends of the deceased, who were
returning from the hospital, met him at the station. They told the
police that the tenant was dead. The landlord’s friend, Femi, fled,
but the landlord was detained.”

It was learnt that the wife and children of the victim had been
taken to their family house.

Our correspondent was told that an angry mob demolished the
suspect’s apartment and destroyed some of his property.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed
the incident, adding that the suspect had been transferred to the
State Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence,
Yaba.

The post Lagos landlord kills tenant of four months
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