- A man sparked reactions after revealing that an Abuja landlord wanted only civil servants as tenants despite charging expensive rent.
- Many Nigerians said the demand was unrealistic given current salaries and rising housing costs.
A Nigerian man has gone viral after sharing his frustrating house-hunting experience in Abuja, where a landlord allegedly rejected him and insisted he only wanted civil servants as tenants.
According to the man, he had searched for accommodation for a long time and finally found an apartment he liked. However, when it was time to make payment, the landlord reportedly stated that only civil servants would be accepted.
The man responded by pointing out the contradiction in the demand, saying that with the kind of rent being charged, no civil servant could afford it in three years.
The incident quickly sparked reactions online, with many Nigerians debating rent prices, corruption, and the housing crisis in Abuja.
@debrandcompass: “Sadly no civil servant can afford the crazy rent prices with just their salary, which is why many of them are involved in corruption.”
@Dream_chaser42: “But he was being truthful, yahoo boys and civil servants are the most broke people you see in Nigeria.”
@Crownbola: “Where civil servants dey, na there ‘Civil Servants’ still dey 😊”
@Pdwildtruth: “😅💔 that contradiction loud… strict preference but unrealistic pricing. housing market really needs balance 💯🏠”
@Younglucky50811: “😂 This one hit hard. Landlord wants ‘civil servants only’ but the rent requires stealing from the national budget just to qualify.”
@OURFATHER_NG: “You won’t even blame any landlord, cos this yahoo boys keep getting EFCC to raid and destroy there house.”
@JohnEtebom: “This is ridiculous of him. Why downplay civil servants.”
@adebary22: “The man underrates civil servant that much?”
@ProductivityVA: “Which honest civil servant is paying 3 million Naira rent with an 70k minimum wage? Unless the landlord is specifically looking for the Federal Director of Embezzlement, he is heavily deceiving himself!”
@Baronofgrace: “They want a yahoo boy in a civil servant style bunch of crazy people.”
@XZNSEI: “The landlord dey ment?”
Many users said the story reflects the growing housing affordability crisis and unrealistic rental demands in major Nigerian cities.
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