Man murders landlord over eviction notice

The police in Lagos on
September 15, 2010 paraded a
45-year-old man, Julius
Sossu, who allegedly stabbed
his landlord to death after
being given a notice to quit
his one-room apartment
located at Morogbo area of
Ikorodu in Lagos State.
Mr Sossu had on September 9,
2010 at about 6am woken his
landlord, John Olatunji, aged
65, on the pretext that smoke
was coming out of his car.
Panicked, Mr Olatunji went to
see for himself. But as he
checked the car, Mr Sossu
then stabbed him severally
on the head and stomach.
He said his landlord had
continually disturbed his
peace, the latest time
involving him and his
landlord fighting for three
days over him quiting his
abode before he stabbed him
to death.

“Last September when him
first give me notice, him
force me to sign. So this time
when he inform me say he
want to write quit notice
give me, I tell am make him
wait. Na from there problem
start,” said Mr Sossu.
Mr Sossu who claimed to be a
block moulder, said both him
and his landlord attended
the same white-garment
church in their
neighbourhood, adding that
he was not in his senses on
the morning he stabbed his
landlord.
“I no know dey thing I dey do
at that moment. I no know
why I dey carry knife,” he
said, however denying he was
suffering from any mental
illness..

The police spokesman, Frank
Mba said the suspect was not
happy his landlord had asked
him to quit by the end of
September and decided to
injure him, with the intention
of making him change his
mind.
“The suspect claimed his
landlord gave him quit notice
from his one-room apartment
up to the end of September,
2010. He claimed he was not
happy over this. He decided
to inflict injuries on him,
hoping it would change his
mind. On the faithful day at
about 5 am., he went to knock
at the door of the landlord,
one John Olatunji, 65, and
told him that smoke was
coming out from his car . The
landlord hurriedly came out
to check his car.” He said.
“After being stabbed, the
landlord collapsed and was
taken to a private hospital,
but he died three days later
due to the injuries sustained
at different parts of his
body,” Mr Mba said.

Mr Mba added that Mr Sossu
would be charge to court
soon, upon conclusion of
ongoing investigation.