Tenant arrested for murdering landlord over rent
A tenant who murdered his landlord over rent is now cooling his heels in police custody.
The incident happened in Agbor community, Delta State.
The culprit allegedly confessed to the police that he committed the crime under serious provocation because his landlord had threatened to kill him if he refused to pay up and in the ensuing fight that followed the argument, he picked an hard object and hit his landlord and he slumped and died on the spot.
Reports have it that the suspect had owed his landlord seven months rent and paid for two months, promising to pay the remaining months he never did, a situation that stirred the anger of his landlord at weekend, resulting in the tragic fight.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
You should avoid boat rides for these 5 reasons
How to save a life by doing CPR during an emergency
Avoid these 3 common mistakes when cooking fried rice
3 reasons most airplanes are painted white
How 1 woman became first lady of 2 different countries — she married 2 presidents
Dele Momodu apologises for inability to assist people who asked him for help
Police swing into action as kidnappers abduct 2 worshippers in Ogun Cele church
Ngelale calls Tinubu a workaholic president who likes to micromanage