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We read the threads on X, TikTok and Nairaland and the reporting behind them. The same four stories come up again and again. Each one has a fix here.

  1. ₦1.96M

    to move into a ₦1.2M flat

    Agency 10%, agreement 10%, caution, service charge and inspection fees to four agents, all on top of the rent.

    Lagos case, Kola King on Substack
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  2. 15

    agents paid just to look

    ₦10,000 to ₦20,000 each in inspection fees, for flats that looked nothing like what was asked for.

    Renters’ stories, Zikoko
  3. 50

    tenants paid for one room

    Lagos syndicates let the same unit to 13 to 50 people. Each had a receipt; nobody had seen proof of ownership.

    Persecond News, May 2026
  4. 2 yrs

    demanded upfront

    A ₦4M rent becomes ₦8M at once. In most of Lagos, asking a new tenant for more than a year is already unlawful.

    Vanguard, April 2026

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