Landlord arrested for attempting to evict tenant with snake in Lagos

A Landlord, Patrick Emeka Onukafor, 50, Has been arrested by the police at Ago Palace, Okota, Lagos, and charged before the Cele Magistrate’s Court for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.

He was accused by his tenant, Edith Ndu of an attempt to eject her from the 3 bedroom flat she occupied at 1, havana street, Ago-Okota, by dropping a live snake in her flat.

Apart from dropping the snake, she also accused him of recruiting thugs and fake policemen to intimidate her, even though she didn’t owe him.


She reported the matter to the police and the landlord was arrested. In his statement to the police, the Landlord said that the tenant owe him one (1) year rent and she refuse to park out of the house.
He admitted dropping a live snake in her apartment to force her out, but Denied hiring thugs and fake Policemen to kill the women, as she claim.