Image generated using Meta AIActually, the first time Adaeze saw the old man, she felt completely ill at ease—but immediately brushed it off as Lagos stress.She had just moved into Flat 9B of Obanikoro Heights, a name that made the crumbling three-story building sound far fancier than it was. The paint was peeling like dry fish skin, the water pipes wheezed like asthmatic old men, and the corridor and balcony lights flickered like horror movie extras. But the rent was cheap, and after house-hunting for two months, she considered the apartment a blessing.