Landlady, three children arrested for hiring thugs to evict tenant after assaulting wife
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Landlady, three children arrested for hiring thugs to evict tenant after assaulting wife
By Naomi Onome
One Mrs. Joy Johnson, a tenant of Alhaja Elusehinde (landlady), is battling to stay alive at the General Hospital Isolo Lagos after the landlady, in collaboration with her son Kazeem and two daughters, allegedly had beaten up the victim (Joy Johnson) to an unrecognizable state. It is said that the landlady also hired thugs to eject Joy from the two-bedroom apartment she rented.
The incident occurred on April 19th, 2025, at the Elusehinde premises, Elusehinde Street, in the Ijeododo area of Lagos, where the victim lives with her husband, Mr. John Johnson, and other members of her family.
Information made available to Naomi Sophy Blog shows that the Johnson family has been thrown out of their rented apartment for over two weeks after some suspected thugs, as directed by the landlady, violently threw the Johnson family out of the rented apartment along with their properties. To gain entry into the apartment, it is said that the alleged thugs forcefully broke the doors of the apartment, which scared the Johnson family from approaching the perpetrator but rather seeking solace in a church accommodation for shelter.
Law enforcement officers at the Isheri Osun Division swung into action upon complaints to arrest the perpetrators (the landlady and her 3 children), and they were granted bail while awaiting the recovery of Mrs. Joy, said to be in a critical condition.
According to the narration by Mrs. Joy Johnson, she said problems ensued between her and her landlady when they, as tenants, paid a N10,000 electricity bill yet were disconnected from using power. However, Mrs. Johnson mentioned that only the landlady knows what is to be paid monthly to PHCN, and there has been prompt payment so far.
She further stated that
Alhaja Elusehinde restored the power but disconnected our flat. I pleaded with her to restore the light, for we were not owing for light services, but there was no response. She blatantly refused and walked away, which led to a verbal confrontation.
During the verbal confrontation, Alhaja Elusehinde called her two daughters and son to beat me up, leaving me with bruises and in a state of unconsciousness, and I was rushed to two private medical facilities that couldn’t do much; they declined efforts to resuscitate me, hence the referral to the general hospital.
Meanwhile, it was officers of the Nigeria Police who referred me to Isolo General Hospital after my condition from the beatings worsened, and also, the landlady was told to foot my bill but declined until she perceived I might die due to the extent of injuries she and her accomplices inflicted on me.
Alhaja acknowledged that they had a fight with her, nevertheless, and that it started when the IKEDI energy company disconnected the power due to an unpaid account before Mr. Johnson, the tenant, rented the apartment.
She stated that even though the tenants, including Mr. Johnson, paid their monthly power bill, the electricity company went ahead and turned off their light and pulled their connecting wire to their office, claiming that they still owed more than N1 million for the total amount owed.
She clarified that she made efforts and brought the wire after she made some payment, and the light was restored, but she disconnected the tenant’s light so that they would balance part of the money she spent before the light was restored.
Kazeem, the son, admitted that he was so furious that he really took down the door and tossed away some items outside when his sisters called to tell him that Mrs. Joy had beaten his mother.
Tenant Mr. Johnson, whose wife was abused, is demanding help and justice after the landlord and her kids threatened to use their connections in the government and the police hierarchy to make them untouchable. They also said they would not be held accountable because they had contacts to support their claims.
According to Mr. John, he and his family had been sleeping inside the church ever since the incident occurred and that the rain had destroyed the properties the suspects had tossed outside.
While the investigation into the alleged offenses under the state’s criminal legislation, which carry a maximum sentence of years in jail if accused in court, is ongoing, the police have instructed the suspects to fix the broken door and move into the complainant’s property.
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