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Monday, 30 November 2015

Dear LIB readers: I paid my house rent in my boyfriend's name, now he has refused to leave my house with his 2 children

From a female LIB reader
I am in a really big mess at the moment and I feel stupid. I moved to Ghana for studies in March and met this handsome Ghanaian who I really liked and fell in love with. He said he just came back from South Africa for some charity work he was supposedly doing with the UN. Few weeks to meeting him, I decided to get a place of my own since I didn't want to stay in the hostel anymore and so we went in search of a place which I got. I loved the apartment and was willing to pay for it but the Ghanaian Landlady told us pointblank she does not give her house out to Nigerians.
In order for us not to lose the place since I liked it and I am a Nigerian, the Ghanaian idiot who said he loved me, asked that we pay the house rent in his name.I stupidly agreed and moved in the next day. He moved in also with me. Three days later, the idiot showed up with a set of twins, saying they were his children. I was surprised but I welcomed them and entertained them. They stayed in my apartment for a week, destroying stuffs and eating my food. When I got fed up, I asked their father when is he taking them back to where he brought them from. To my uttermost shock, he replied me saying he does not have a place to take them to as "this is their father's house". I said "huh" and he goes "Yes, their father's name is on the tenancy agreement". I was shocked beyond words. The thing has even made me sick because he has refused to leave my house despite the fact that I have threatened him with police. Sad thing is that he has the tenancy agreement with him and has refused to release them to me. My rent is due in September 2016. Do I walk out on him leaving my house for him? I am confused on what to do.

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Anonymous said...

I like u,correct

sylvia said...

Well u were veri stupid..i cant lie to u..that bein said..u can either stop stocking up d house...keep to urself and consider him ur flatmate..or you quietly move ur tins out of d house..destroy d house n live him to face d consequences..he is a useless human being..omo ale oshi

sylvia said...

Sinz he is claiming landlord..hope u did nt buy the property in the house in his name too..park n live d empty house 4 him..sinz he is claiming ryt of ownership

Unknown said...

What rubbish, pls call me cos m also here in ghana... will hlp u out cos i ve all d necessary contact to deal with him whether by force(ruggedness) or legally. Trust me.. just call +233269580933

Unknown said...

Don't call her ode, and foreigner you can't have a house with out that particular countries name in it, it's an experience we have all had using people's name in getting apartments, but she's not just lucky

Anonymous said...

My thoughts exactly. It was a plan with the Landlady from the onset!

GameSetBet said...

whats with we nigerians and love. every guy can scam a lady out of so called love. they sheepishly fall prey under the pretence of love.
pls grow some bones and learn from ur silly mistake. y move in with someone u just met 3weeks. if he were a ritualist then u would have been another sad story.

Anonymous said...

Since your name is not on the lease, I would suggest you move out and find another place. The responsibility for paying the rent will automatically fall on him. The landlady cannot hold yo responsible, you're not officially her tenant, he is. Just move out right now before paying another rent for a grown man and his kids. Who knows, he may have a wife somewhere that will soon join you guys.
If you cannot afford a new apartment, just move back to the hostel till you save enough to rent another place.
And of course, don't forget to pray. Ask God for guidance and provision.
Good luck!

Unknown said...

First of all, that was a very dumb move. Ghanaians are lazy and very annoying. If you haven't got money to get a new apartment, then you'd have to stay but stop buying credit for light or paying the water bill since according to him, it's his apartment, stop buying food stuffs in the house, eat out or something. But if you've got money for another apartment, then please move out and take all your belongings plus all the furnitures and fittings in the house that you bought with your money. Don't let him know when your moving is going down. Just move out when he isn't around to stop you from taking the stuff you bought in the house. I really dunno how long you've been in Accra but c'mon, Nigerian ladies hardly date Ghanaian guys and everyone knows that but their ladies can die for Nigerian guys cos they are way better than Ghanaian guys. Please be careful cos their police won't and can't help you cause you're a foreigner and a Nigerian, instead they'd extort money from you with no results in the end. There are so so many apartments that the landlords/landladies accept any and everyone, please get one of those for yourself and be safe. Take my advice cos i've been here for years and do know how things are operated here.

Anonymous said...

you should also help the kids in vandalising the house so the idiot should pay for it.

Anonymous said...

No she's not...Ghanaians don't like Nigerians so that's what most people have resorted in doing to be able to secure accommodation ...however she should Av bin clever enough to use a female friend or a ghanian and pay them off

Unknown said...

u be real mumu but let me advice u so far u have reported him to police nothing happen u better pack ur belonging and leave the house for them before he harms u or bringing their mother.

Anonymous said...

mumu

Zana Mercedes said...

I am trying so hard not to shout at you because Victims should nt be blamed for what has been done to them... BUT GIRL - you only get treated the way you allow!
This love will blind people sha - you did not see the first red light when he showed up with twins and you didn't know they were his children... sue him if you have the time - co - habiting is a foolish thing

Anonymous said...

Kai! You fall hand o! A whole Naija babe like yoy falling mugu like that. Do you have the cheque or bank records used to pay the rent? If you can establish that the payment came from you then you might have a case and go to the police. If not then I'm sorry dear, you have no proof and might have to could take your losses and grt another apart. Hopefully you'll be wise this time around.

Anonymous said...

my advise is that you go look for a place by your self without telling him, when you have succeeded, move out without giving him a trace of where you are. this time, he wont be able to reach u. And please shine your eyes this time, don't even make a mistake of allowing a man to leave with u.

Anonymous said...


I am not sure the arm of the law will help you because legally the tenancy is in his name, you deceived the Landlord into giving you her house when she had expressly stated that she doesn't give her properties to Nigerian.

Girl do it agbero style, since the tenancy is in his name, he is responsible for anything that happens in the house. o girl start to destroy things, break a tile today, remove the ceiling tomorrow, break the toilet, remove all the taps when you are through, he will regret ever dealing with a Nigerian babe.

Unknown said...

Just import thugs ka anyi buharia d guy. Make we wele the boy. Call 080-help-a-mugu, dats 080-help-a-mugu.

Anonymous said...

Shut happens. But if he can do that, he can butcher you. Run and save ur life. It's just a year rent

Arin said...

Lobatan! After they be saying Nigerian man are bad, see this one Ghanaian. Oga o. Bad guys are everywhere.

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