Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
Owner of an Abuja residence of a former
Inspector General of Police and Chairman, Police
Service Commission, Mike Okiro, has issued the
former police boss quit notice.
The landlord, Kundi Nigeria Limited, was said to
have taken the step after Okiro allegedly refused
to vacate the house at the termination of his
tenancy.
The house is located at A06-4 Esa Oke Hill
Close, Off Katsina Ala Crescent, Maitama District,
Abuja.
Okiro is said to have ignored a three-month quit
notice earlier issued to him on April 30, 2015 and
the seven days “notice of owner’s intention to
recover vacant possession of the property” which
was also issued to him on December 1, 2015 by
the property owner.
This is contained in the plaintiff’s averment in a
writ of summons marked, CV/M/01/1016 issued
at the District Court of the Federal Capital
Territory Wuse, Abuja, by Kundi Limited through
its lawyer, Baba lawal Aliyu.
The plaintiff seeks among others, an order
compelling Okiro to vacate the property and pay
“mesne profit from October 31, 2015 at
N666,666.00 per month till when judgment is
entered.”
Kundi stated that it entered into a two-year
tenancy agreement with Okiro on July 25, 2013
at an annual rent of N8m for the property – a
five bedroom duplex and three bedroom guest
chalet. It added that it issued the ex-IGP a quit
notice and subsequently a seven-day notice of
intention to recover the property at the expiration
of the agreement.
It stated that despite the two notices, as required
by the agreement, Okiro allegedly refused to
vacate the house, a development that informed
the suit.
“Since the expiration of the tenancy, the
defendant has remained in occupation and
enjoyment of the property and thereby
accumulated mesne profit,” it added.
The plaintiff alleged that Okiro had said he would
remove the fittings he purportedly erected in the
property if he was to vacate the property.
It applied to the court to restrain the ex-IGP
from removing any fittings from the property as
there was no agreement between parties for the
tenant to effect any renovation in the house.
Okiro has yet to file any response to the case,
which is yet to be assigned for hearing.

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