The police in Lagos have arrested four scrap metal dealers for allegedly chasing away their landlord for demanding rent from them.
The suspects, Aliyu Abubakar, 28, Okasha
Abdullahi, 19, Bashir Sani, 30, Nura
Haruna, 19, and Sani Salisu, were arrested after their landlord, identified as
Reuben, reported a case of assault and threat to his life against them.
The source alleged that during the meeting,
the suspects agreed to pay a yet-to-be-ascertained amount as rent, but pleaded
with the landlord for some time to enable them to raise the money.
It was learnt that the landlord became
frustrated when all efforts made to collect the money were unsuccessful.
Determined to take possession of his property,
the landlord again went to the house on April 14, 2023, only for the suspects
to put up stiff resistance.
He was
said to have been chased away with machetes.
Worried by the actions of the suspects, the
landlord approached the police at a nearby station, leading to the arrest of
the suspects.
The State Commissioner of Police, Idowu
Owohunwa, ordered that the suspects be charged to court.
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