Students Of Federal University Otuoke Evicted From Hostel By Landlord Over N24m Rent Debt

 The Landlord of the rented male hostel of Federal University Otuoke on Monday, chased students out of his house due to N24 million rent owed by
the State government.


The Dean of students Life, Dr. Marcellina Offoha, and the porter were said ti have packed out student's property while the landlord who had a letter signed by his lawyers, Yenagoa-based Stream Solicitors, stood by watching. The landlord said he decided to evict the students after all his efforts to resolve the matter with the Bayelsa State government failed to yeild results. He stated that he is tired of state government's refusal to honour the terms of the agreement they had which was to pay the rent annually.

Read his statement below:


 "I am evicting the University. They are my tenants and they are owing due to the negligence from the state government. They are owing me for two years. I have given them quit notice and I hope they are quitting."