Lagos House Hunting Horror Stories: Gender, ethnic biases still persist
This experience was bewildering for her because she never expected her tribe to be a hindrance to finding her dream apartment in Lagos.
One month before her rent was set to expire, Adadichie Ugochukwu, a product manager at a healthcare startup, began her search for a new apartment in the Abule-Egba and Iyana-Ipaja areas of Lagos. She was shocked after her first house inspection with an agent when the landlord's solicitor rejected her because she was a single lady from the southeastern part of Nigeria.
"Immediately, I wrote my name, and he asked where I was from and if I was married. I answered and told him I was single. He said the house owners don't want any 'Omo Ibo.' I legit thought it was a prank,” Ugochukwu shared with The Record.
This experience was bewildering for her because she never expected her tribe to be a hindrance to finding her dream apartment in Lagos. Back at her family home in Anambra, Ugochukwu’s room is currently inhabited by corp members from the South-Western region of Nigeria who were accommodated without concerns about their state of origin.
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