Singer Crayon Narrates How Landlord Threw His Family Out Because Of N18,000 Rent

Nigerian singer Charles Chibuezechukwu, popularly known as Crayon, has shared an incident from his past when his family faced eviction from their rented home due to financial struggles.

During a recent interview with MTV Base, Crayon recounted the difficulties his family faced, grappling with financial hardships and struggling to find stable housing.

The singer revealed that in 2013 when they were unable to renew the rent for their previous home, they sought refuge in the house of a church member who was planning to move out.

Little did they know that the church member was also owing rent, and before long, the landlord evicted them as well because of the rent which amounted to N18,000.

Crayon said, “What happened is, our church member was living in a house before so she wanted to move out of the house. And we [my family] were looking for a house because they gave us a deadline to move from our former house.

“So, our church member told us that okay, you guys can move into the house. We did not know all along that she was owing rent. And we had a deadline. My dad already signed a tenancy with the landlord because the landlady was going crazy.

“So, five days before [the expiration of the deadline], we moved and then we got to the [our church member’s] house. It was still a ‘face-me-I-face-you’. And then I think one of the tenants called the landlord like, ‘Yo, somebody just moved into your house.’ And then the landlord came and threw our things out. We started begging. I was f*cking depressed looking at my mom and dad being down in front of a normal man.

“Guess how much was the rent? N18k. This was 2013/2014.”

KanyiDaily recalls that Crayon also revealed how he abandoned his pursuit of a university degree after writing five JAMB examinations without gaining admission.