An 18-year-old landlord, Similoluwa Akande, has been arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State over allegations that he set fire to property belonging to his tenant, Aseluwa Ezekiel, valued at about ₦898,000.

Akande was brought before the court on a four-count charge bordering on felony in connection with the incident, which allegedly occurred on August 19, 2026, at Okusa in Akungba-Akoko.

The police prosecutor, Olasunkanmi Boboye, told the court that the defendant allegedly set ablaze several items belonging to the tenant.

The items allegedly destroyed included a bed, bed frame, clothes, carpet, gas cylinder, travelling box, shoes, curtains, rods and cash.

The prosecution also said some official documents belonging to the tenant were destroyed in the fire.

According to Boboye, the total value of the burnt property was estimated at ₦898,000.

The prosecutor told the court that the alleged offences contravened Section 249(D) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

Akande pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.

The defendant, who was not represented by a lawyer during the proceedings, informed the court that he was experiencing health challenges.

Presiding Magistrate Kolapo Kolawole subsequently granted him bail in the sum of ₦500,000.

The court adjourned the case to September 9, 2026, for hearing.

Akande remains presumed innocent unless and until the allegations against him are proved beyond reasonable doubt before the court.

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