Landlord shocked after discovering caretaker has been collecting N1.3M for years as rent instead of agreed N500K

A Nigerian tenant shared a shocking story of alleged fraud involving his building’s caretaker, who reportedly charged tenants N1.3M instead of the actual rent set by the landlord.

The tenant, who uses the handle @Drweloveu on X (formerly Twitter), revealed that he and other tenants had been paying ₦1.3 million annually for their apartments, unaware that the actual rent was only ₦500,000.

According to his account, the landlord recently paid a surprise visit to the property — a rare opportunity that the tenants saw as a chance to negotiate a reduction in rent. But what followed left everyone stunned.

“Atanda, you won’t believe that the landlord was shocked to hear that we are paying ₦1.3M. He claims that what the caretaker sends to him is ₦500k each, and that is what he told him to collect from us,” he wrote.

He went on to say that the landlord promised to handle the situation and assured them that their rent moving forward would be reduced to the correct ₦500,000.

However, the tenant is now seeking justice and reimbursement for the massive overpayment. Over the past three years, the alleged overcharge amounts to ₦800,000 per year, totaling ₦2.4 million.

“What I want to know now is: Can I take up a case of fraud against the caretaker so that he will refund me my balance of ₦800k for 3 years, which is ₦2.4M?” he asked.