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There is a crisis silently brewing in Nigeria where you see people deep in the night outside sleeping on bare floors inside the chilling cold till day break every day as they have no home of their own.
It is the world of the homeless and no one cares as they just look at them and look away.
People of different ages both male and female are seen lying on the floor at night in the chilling cold.
It has never been this bad as alot of people are frustrated and dejected.
Even some people that have homes are just a seconds from being homeless with the rate at which rent of houses are being increased by their owners.
Someone called me last week and told me he is now homeless as his rent have been increased and he had to leave and squat with his friend with his properties now in different locations.
In Patient Jonathan's wife voice, there is God o.

guobe:
There is a crisis silently brewing in Nigeria where you see people deep in the night outside sleeping on bare floors inside the chilling cold till day break every day as they have no home of their own.
It is the world of the homeless and no one cares as they just look at them and look away.
People of different ages both male and female are seen lying on the floor at night in the chilling cold.
It has never been this bad as alot of people are frustrated and dejected.
Even some people that have homes are just a seconds from being homeless with the rate at which rent of houses are being increased by their owners.
Someone called me last week and told me he is now homeless as his rent have been increased and he had to leave and squat with his friend with his properties now in different locations.
In Patient Jonathan's wife voice, there is God o.

Many are mentally challenged people,i am also alarmed by their increasing numbers for about 2 years now.

Lithiumite:
Many are mentally challenged people,i am also alarmed by their increasing numbers for about 2 years now.

Not all and even if they are mentally challenged, something might have pushed them to that situation.

guobe:
Not all and even if they are mentally challenged, something might have pushed them to that situation.

I am not the judge of that,but what I know is that know proper human with a proper state of mind would go about sleeping on bare floor by the roadside.....I even see them on bridges

Everybody wants to leave in town even though they don't mind sleeping on the street even with their selfie mansion in the village

guobe:
Not all and even if they are mentally challenged, something might have pushed them to that situation.

We are experiencing something like that in my compound. Our tenants friend begged to put her load in our compound for a short while till she can get a place. I don't understand the exact story of why she left former house, but she just comes to pick necessities like every 2 days. She rarely sleeps over with the friend/tenant that brought her though, maybe not to over burden that one. It's been 2 months so far.

OneCandleAway:
We are experiencing something like that in my compound. Our tenants friend begged to put her load in our compound for a short while till she can get a place. I don't understand the exact story of why she left former house, but she just comes to pick necessities like every 2 days. She rarely sleeps over with the friend/tenant that brought her though, maybe not to over burden that one. It's been 2 months so far.

Alot of people are now technically homeless in Nigeria presently due to the astronomical increase in rents.
Mere thinking about rent amount can drive one berserk.

guobe:
Alot of people are now technically homeless in Nigeria presently due to the astronomical increase in rents.
Mere thinking about rent amount can drive one berserk.

More people are moving to outskirts with cheaper rent. But generally landlords are increasing rents which you can't blame them. Things are getting expensive.

OneCandleAway:
More people are moving to outskirts with cheaper rent. But generally landlords are increasing rents which you can't blame them. Things are getting expensive.

The landlords have their blame on this issue too as most have increased it astronomically beyond the reach of the ordinary man.
A house built several years ago asking for millions in rentage does not add up.

guobe:
The landlords have their blame on this issue too as most have increased it astronomically beyond the reach of the ordinary man.
A house built several years ago asking for millions in rentage does not add up.

Well old house should not be as expensive as new, but location matters. And amenities provided also matters. And maintaining the building takes money so you can't blame landlords. Sometimes we have to pull down a wall to rebuild to make it stronger. That alone makes the value of house higher.

guobe:
Alot of people are now technically homeless in Nigeria presently due to the astronomical increase in rents.
Mere thinking about rent amount can drive one berserk.

Thinking about it drives me especially berserk. I'm supposed to be on my own now with my small family but I don't want to think about rent at all yet. Thank God for my grandparents house that I'm managing but I definitely want to move out this year to my own place maybe Ikorodu or somewhere more outskirt sef

fattprince:
Thinking about it drives me especially berserk. I'm supposed to be on my own now with my small family but I don't want to think about rent at all yet. Thank God for my grandparents house that I'm managing but I definitely want to move out this year to my own place maybe Ikorodu or somewhere more outskirt sef

If you pay the bills, it's your house as well. Especially if you have your own quarters. Because you have to consider distance to workplace before moving. Even if you're sharing the house with your grandparents or parents so far you take care of all associated bills it's your house.

OneCandleAway:
If you pay the bills, it's your house as well. Especially if you have your own quarters. Because you have to consider distance to workplace before moving. Even if you're sharing the house with your grandparents or parents so far you take care of all associated bills it's your house.

Yes, I know but it's still somehow. I work with my uncle that lives in Ikorodu. He's a computer science/accounting Consultant. But where I've lived for over 20 years. Okay recently my grandma (who is the only surviving parent I have) was complaining to my aunt that came to visit her that I invited a lady to the house, I've got my own room but because she went to church that day and asked my to help look after her own room, I have to ask the lady, my serious girlfriend o though I didn't let her know because I don't think it matters until maybe when we marry, to follow to our living room so she came back saw her didn't say anything o, till my Aunt came. It was my aunty that told me thank God my aunt refreshed her memory that if not for what's happening I'm old enough to marry so she doesn't know what she's complaining of, I'm over 30 o. You see why I need to leave her now. Even staying there is driving me back mentally.

fattprince:
Yes, I know but it's still somehow. I work with my uncle that lives in Ikorodu. He's a computer science/accounting Consultant. But where I've lived for over 20 years. Okay recently my grandma (who is the only surviving parent I have) was complaining to my aunt that came to visit her that I invited a lady to the house, I've got my own room but because she went to church that day and asked my to help look after her own room, I have to ask the lady, my serious girlfriend o though I didn't let her know because I don't think it matters until maybe when we marry, to follow to our living room so she came back saw her didn't say anything o, till my Aunt came. It was my aunty that told me thank God my aunt refreshed her memory that if not for what's happening I'm old enough to marry so she doesn't know what she's complaining of, I'm over 30 o. You see why I need to leave her now. Even staying there is driving me back mentally.

Yes, I get. These old people can be stubborn at time. It's when you're gone they'll start missing you.

fattprince:
Thinking about it drives me especially berserk. I'm supposed to be on my own now with my small family but I don't want to think about rent at all yet. Thank God for my grandparents house that I'm managing but I definitely want to move out this year to my own place maybe Ikorodu or somewhere more outskirt sef

Hopefully God will do it for you.
Keep fate.

OneCandleAway:
Yes, I get. These old people can be stubborn at time. It's when you're gone they'll start missing you.

Exactly. But then it'd be too late, cos it will be impossible to go back after I've left. But I still try to do the best I can with bills and all.

guobe:
Hopefully God will do it for you.
Keep fate.

Amen, thanks.