Shakiru and wife inside the apartment set ablaze by their landlady |
A landlady, Mrs Nike Azeez shocked the residents of Ijegun
community in Lagos State western Nigeria, on Tuesday morning after she
carried some petrol and set her tenant’s apartment ablaze, destroying
properties inside the apartment.
It took the intervention of the residents to quench the fire from spreading to other apartments and the entire building.
P.M.NEWS gathered that the woman did so in order to forcefully eject the tenant who she had a disagreement with.
The
incident happened at about 9:00 am on Tuesday at number 8 Two brothers
street in Ijegun where the landlady lives with the tenant.
According
to residents, Mrs Nike Azeez reportedly brought some petrol and broke
into Adeleke Shakiru’s room and parlour apartment through his window.
She reportedly spread the petrol on a foam and other properties in the house and lit matches to set the place ablaze.
Luckily,
a 2-year old boy, Adam, who was sleeping inside the room was rescued
but was badly injured, while all the properties inside the room was
destroyed by the fire.
After the dastard act, she fled and her husband Jamin Azeez and members of the family fled too due to the fear of her action.
According
to the victim, Shakiru, he rented the apartment two years ago and was
using a small generator like any other tenant living at the building.
He said one morning, Nike’s husband, Jamiu Azeez told him to stop using the generator which he kept outside the premises.
Shakiru
then quizzed Jamiu, asking him why he should stop using his generator,
while he was engaging Jamiu, Nike intervened and said whatever the
landlord directed must complied with or that he moves out of the house.
He said he ignored them and powered his generator to charge his phones.
He said from there, Nike started making trouble and threatening his family.
He said at a time she used a digger to remove his doors and windows which was reported to the police at Ishero Oshun division.
He said through the intervention of the elders in the area, he withdrew the matter and replaced what she damaged.
On
the day the incident happened, he said he was at his place of work when
his wife called and informed him that Nike has set their apartment
ablaze.
He said when he rushed home, everything was destroyed.
Shakiru’s
wife, Bosah, then told our reporter that her husband went to work and
Nike came out and was dragging her son, Adam, insisting that she would
throw him into the water well.
She said it took the intervention of the neighbours who forcefully prevented her from doing so.
She
said while she was still outside with other neighbours, Nike went into
her apartment, carried some petrol and went through the back window to
burn the house.
She said that it was one of the neigbours who
attempted to prevent her that raised alarm. She said the neighbour then
rushed inside their room to carry her son.
A team of police officers from Isheri Oshun have visited the place for report and investigation.
P.M.NEWS gathered the both the Nike, Jamiu and their children fled after discovering the gravity of the offence.