Tenant smashes landlord’s head during disagreement over rent increase from ₦300,000 to ₦1 million in Edo

A tenant in Benin City, Edo State, has reportedly left his landlord with serious head injuries following a disagreement over an increase in rent from ₦300,000 to ₦1 million.

In a video shared onine  on Friday, October 30, the tenant admitted injuring his landlord but claimed he acted in self-defence after being slapped.

According to him, the disagreement began when his landlord confronted him over tiling work he had carried out in the apartment using his own money.

The tenant explained that he undertook the renovation to improve the space for his business, but his landlord allegedly demanded additional payment for the work.

He claimed the landlord subsequently increased his rent from ₦300,000 to ₦1 million, leading to an argument between them.

“He slapped me first and out of my defence, I smashed his head. It wasn’t intentional,” the tenant said.

The confrontation reportedly left the landlord with serious injuries to his head.