The said Letter of 6th November. 2007 is attached and marked
Annexure 4 in the Schedule of Annexture and shall be founded upon
at trial for its full effects and Value.
6. The Plaintiff and the 1st Defendant subsequently agreed to renew
the tenancy for another term of 2- years certain at a reviewed rent
of N700, 000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Naira) only per flat
totaling the sum of N8, 400, 00.00 (Eight million, four hundred
thousand naira) only for the entire term payable in advance.
7. However, the 1st Defendant suddenly refused to pay the agreed rent
on the flimsy excuse that the property was a subject of litigation to
which neither the Plaintiff nor any of the Defendants were parties.
The Defendants relied on a letter written to them by solicitors to one
Dr. Abiodun who claimed the property had been sold to him by a
bank thus claiming tittle. The 1st Plaintiff however, remained in the
property as tenant and held full possession of same for the tenancy
years 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 half year.
8. By means of a letter dated the 13th day of March, 2007 and entitled:
“RE: PROPERTY AT PLOT 307 GABES STREET, ZONE 2, WUSE
DISTRICT, ABUJA” the 5th Defendant curiously recapitulated and
recognized the plaintiff as the Landlord of the property and informed
the letter through his property manager of the 1st Defendant’s
intention to vacate the property owing to its new policy on
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