God Forbid; Reactions as Man Shares Photos of Small Apartment he Was to Rent for Over GHc8K
- A Nigerian man has sent social media into heated debate after showcasing an apartment in Lagos that he was told to rent at N600k
- The apartment which is located in the Victoria Island area looked so unkempt, small and begged for full-scale renovation works on it
- Some Nigerians slammed the property's owner for setting such a ridiculous amount for an unkempt apartment
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Photos of a Lagos apartment that is rented at N600k has caused an uproar among Nigerians on social media.
The development came to light after a Nigerian man shared it online stating that it was recommended to him by his agent.
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According to him, he had complained about the distance of living in Ajah and that was how the Victoria Island self contain was suggested.
In the photos of the apartment shared by Our Talk Room on Instagram, the apartment looked small in size while its restroom had its wall painting already falling off.
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The man added that he was told that legal and agency costs totalled N120k.
Nigerians react
@mozmancouture thought:
"U saw this u no thank God ,maybe you don’t know what Lagos is talking about "
@mcmakopolo1 wrote:
"Oga na vi u talk na do pay cos na person pack commot from there before another person go collect the VI. House "
@teeohkei opined:
"Lagos house agents ehn, they are the ones adding to Nigerians’ frustration. They never know how to interprete the assignment."
@badboimeztizo said:
"Our landmarks is wasting, Nigerians dont even have a single skyscraper and yet everybody is running to Lekki, go land and water in mainland, but everybody wan go island."
Video of Lagos apartment on rent for N750k gets Nigerians talking
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported about an apartment in Ajah area of Lagos on rent for N750k that sparked debate on social media.
A man with the social media handle @ETUKMMA who posted the video said that he saw the apartment on the island when he went house hunting.
He added that when he got home and saw everything that he owns, he wondered how they would fit in the apartment.
The apartment that looks like a self contain has a living room not more than the size of a regular home passage. The kitchen also looks small. The bathroom and the toilet are no better. Nigerians who reacted to the video wondered why landlords could be so wicked.
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