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🔰SergeantThe day I paid ₦800k to a ghost landlord in Lekki
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4 months ago
Two years ago, I found this beautiful 1-bedroom in Lekki Phase 1 on a property group. The pictures were immaculate. The price was too good, I knew it in my gut. But I was desperate, tired of my cousin's couch in Festac, tired of asking for extensions on my freelancer deadlines because I couldn't concentrate. The 'landlord' was a smooth talker. Called himself Mr. Adebayo. Had documents, receipts, even a caretaker who showed me the flat. I paid ₦800k deposit plus a year's rent upfront. Moved in on a Saturday. Sunday morning, another family showed up with their own keys. Same flat. Same documents. Turns out Mr. Adebayo was a ghost. He had double-booked the place to three different people that week. I stood there, watching this other family cry, and I felt my chest collapse. I didn't tell my mother. I couldn't. I packed my things that night, went back to my cousin's, and started taking every editing job I could find. Day and night. For six months. I paid back the money to myself, saved again, and found a proper agent this time. The lesson? If your gut says it's too good, it probably is. And never pay full rent upfront. Never. Some lessons cost ₦800k to learn.
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