“If you’re renting in Lagos, don’t fix anything” — Actress Bolaji Ogunmola sparks debate over landlords in Lagos

Actress Bolaji Ogunmola has stirred conversations online after sharing her blunt take on renting apartments in Lagos.

According to her, tenants should stop spending heavily on repairs and renovations in rented houses, warning that many landlords repay such effort with rent hikes or eviction threats.

She described stories of tenants who fixed apartments beyond the cost of rent, only for landlords to suddenly increase the rent or push them out, calling it “wickedness of the highest level.”

An X user revealed that in their current apartment, They only painted and used wallpaper, avoided repairs, and has stayed there for six years with just one rent increase.

Another user also shared how a close friend had to pack out last year after a rent hike they couldn’t keep up with, despite investing in the apartment.