Tenant Butchered By Landlord Over Non-payment Of Rent

A landlord n Delta state, Blessing
Omasehe, is been investigated by the
Police command in Delta State for
allegedly killing his tenant,
Iriguvwedo Joshua.
The deceased, who until his death,
was a driver and machine operator
at a private water factory located by
Aziza Junction, along Warri-Sapele
Road, reportedly died from wounds
sustained from the attack at his
Chinkelly Street residence, Ekpan,
Uvwie Local Government Area of the
state.
is elder brother, Abraham
Iriguvwedo, yesterday told newsmen
that his brother was killed with a
cutlass on Friday by his landlord
over a fracas relating to a quit notice
served on him by the landlord,
although Joshua’s rent was yet to
expire.
Abraham explained that he was
called at about 11:30pm on Friday by
the victim’s girlfriend, informing
him that his brother bled to death at
the scene of the incident.
According to Abraham, his brother
had, earlier in the day, had a fight
with his landlord over an extension
attached to his one-bedroom
apartment, which was resolved when
the late Joshua fled the house, only to
be attacked in the evening when he
returned home to pick some of his
clothings.
Confirming the arrest of the landlord
and his wife, a source in Ekpan
Police Station stated that the suspect
and his wife were in police custody
and would soon be transferred to the
state police headquarters for further
investigation.