- A Nigerian man sparked discussions on social media about the high rent prices of Asaba.
- He criticized landlords for setting rents that average earners could not afford.
- The man stressed the landlord’s conflict, refusing to rent out to so-called Internet fraudsters while charging high prices.
A Nigerian man refused to rent an apartment to so-called Internet fraudsters while summoning Asaba’s landlords to set rent prices far beyond the average income.
In a popular video, he asked civil servants who earn between 200,000 and 300,000 a month, who can actually afford a two-bedroom apartment, with a price of between 2.5 and 3 million a year.
He described it as unreasonable, believing that the houses were designed for the wealthy and skeptical “Yahoo boys.” According to him, it is hypocritical to refuse young people who are considered fraudsters and who are rented at affordable prices for the rich.
The man further stressed that housing problems in Nigerian cities will continue to worsen unless landlords become more transparent and fair. He also highlighted the huge gap between these high rents and the minimum wage in Nigeria, pointing out that most citizens are paid for their salary and are not able to raise millions of dollars in annual rent.
“Let us be sincere The landlord knows exactly who they are building whom they are building,” He said, adding that both middle-class and low-income workers have already priced from good accommodation.
His conclusion is to urge landlords to stop pretending their property is suitable for everyone and admit that they target wealthy tenants only, rather than hiding morally while rejecting those who can actually afford the rent.
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See some comments below:
@ojigomba: “Some landlords and agents are thieves.”
@jcyankeee: “Not for your politician.”
@bobekatt: “The system encourages theft. The civil servants at level 10 below can afford decent apartments in Nigerian cities without civil servants.”
@lord_ep: “I don’t blame the landlord, it’s very expensive to build an apartment.”
@societyloves: “If they never kyai, it’s one of the landlords, there’s nothing right.”
