The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a Ghanaian national identified as Mr Samuel Frimpong for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant, Anozie Tochukwu, who resides at No. 7 Chief Chike Street, Mgbuoba, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the landlord resorted to the action because his Nigerian tenant failed to vacate the apartment after the expiration of the two-week grace period.
Narrating his ordeal, the tenant, Mr Tochukwu, said he moved into Mr Frimpong’s house in January 2024 and has consistently paid his rent.
The distraught tenant, however, said that in late 2025, his landlord served him with a notice to renovate the apartment and asked him not to renew the lease, which will expire in January 2026.
On the first of February 2026, I showed him the transaction payment that I made for a new apartment and pleaded for 14 days, which will elapse on the 14th of February, to relocate.
“But to my greatest surprise, at about 8:02 AM, on February 3, 2026, my wife called to inform me that the landlord (Mr Frimpong) had de-roofed my apartment. A few hours later, it started raining heavily, and all my property, documents, and certificates were exposed to the rain. My pregnant wife and my two kids, two years old and three years old respectively, were exposed to,” he lamented.
Mr Tochukwu continued, “Currently, all my properties worth 25 Million Naira got damaged inclusive of 43 inches Maxi television, a deep freezer, chandelier, set of chairs, NYSC certificate, my degree certificate, my professional certifications, books, clothes, foodstuff, 4×6 foam and bed frame, baby medications, pregnancy medications, my wife’s certificates, children birth certificate, my shoes, children shoes and wife shoes, and my saving box of close to nine months of saving is missing. My ceiling fan is missing,” Mr Tochukwu said.
