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Landlord In Court For Allegedly Stealing Tenant’s N.85m
A Lagos landlord, Donald Ohanu, was last Wednesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly locking out his tenant and stealing his money.
Ohanu, 57, is standing trial before Magistrate Maimunat Folami of EjigboMagistrates’ Court on a three-count charge of breach of peace, assault and stealing.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Oladejo Balogun, told the court that Ohanu, being the landlord, asked Emmanuel Udobong, the complainant, to pack out of his house following a disagreement between them.
Balogun said that the accused unlawfully assaulted Udobong by dragging him on the floor out of his room.
“Ohanu also conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by locking the complainant outside the house and preventing him from sleeping in the house.
“He stole his tenant’s money totalling N850,000 while he locked him outside,’’ Balogun said.
He said that the accused committed the offence on April 3 at about 10 p.m., at 7, Taiwo Longe St., Akesan, Lagos.
The offences, he said, contravened Sections 166, 170 and 278 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Folami adjourned the case till May 25 for trial.