The Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Sefiu Oyebola Adeyeri, has warned estate agents against extorting students of higher institutions of learning in the community, in the guise of collecting a percentage on their rent.
The monarch said this at a meeting he held with community stakeholders on the need to find a lasting solution to complaints of students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho (LAUTECH)’s Iseyin campus.
The monarch also charged the students to route their complaints through the special ad-hoc committee put in place for the purpose of making the stay of students and staff members of the institutions in Iseyin be comfortable.
He appreciated Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde for giving Iseyin its due recognition in infrastructural facilities and commended the LAUTECH Governing Council, especially the representative of Iseyin in the council, Mrs Titilayomi Ahmadu, for her promptness in calling attention to issues pertaining to the institution, among other developmental programmes.
“I called this meeting after members of Ebedi Frontliners, Iseyin (E.F.I) came to me and asked that I should urgently intervene in the accommodation crisis being faced by the students of LAUTECH.
“I told the group about the efforts earlier made that have made peace prevail, but it is important to hold this one to have updates and find a lasting solution.
“We heard from the students of cases whereby three or more agents would give out a particular accommodation and all of them would charge 10 percent ‘agent fees’ differently, making the rent go higher and above the financial power of the students, this has to stop.
“I will repeat this as I have earlier said, no agent must be caught extorting the students anymore, if anyone is caught doing that, the law will be allowed to take effect on such a person,” Aseyin said.
