What is a Agbero?

What is a Agbero?

Noun. agbero (plural agberos) (Nigeria) labourer (manual worker) (Nigeria) thug, typically a jobless male youth who threatens tourists quotations ▼

What are area boys in Nigeria?

‘Area boys’ are synonymous with urban fear in Lagos, West Africa’s mega-city and Nigeria’s commercial capital. They are boys from a given area organized into a survival network. They have no allegiance to any ideology or creed, only to their locality and the young men they cohabit it with.

Where can I meet new people in Lagos?

A mall is always a good place to meet people, so I would suggest The Palms Mall, Lekki. You should visit the food court and maybe see a movie and strike up conversation with someone while waiting for the screening to start.

What is Jaguda?

Jaguda, meaning ‘pickpockets’, were a group of informally structured young boys based in Lagos and Ibadan whose camaraderie was grounded on age and neighbourhood and whose major form of operation was against property.

What is the meaning of ejigbo?

Ejigbo is a prominent town in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area, one of the oldest local government areas of Osun State in Nigeria.

What local government is Ejigbo in Lagos?

Oshodi-Isolo local government area
Ejigbo-Lagos is a suburb of the city of Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria a Local Council Development Area (LCDA) within the Oshodi-Isolo local government area.

Where can I meet big boys in Lagos?

13 Places to Meet a Rich Bobo in Lagos

  • Any of the big hotels.
  • Any of Lagos’ big churches.
  • Murtala Muhammed Airport (local or international).
  • Banana Island Estate main gate or back gate.
  • Chevron Estate, Lekki.
  • Pan-Atlantic University (formerly Pan-African University).
  • The shopping malls.
  • Wedding receptions on the Island.

How do area boys operate?

Extortion. One of the methods Area Boys use for extortion is to surround pedestrians, drivers, and passengers in vehicles, which are stuck in traffic, and force them to pay for some actual or fictitious service before letting them go.

Which part of Lagos is Ejigbo?

What is Ejigbo known for?

Who is the king of Ejigbo?

Founder and father of modern Ejigbo : a biography of Oba Omowounola Oyeyode Oyesosin II

Author: Kayode Adedire; Samson Sunday Odedele; Akinola Owolabi
Subjects Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin, — II. Osun State (Nigeria) — Kings and rulers — Biography. Osun State (Nigeria) — Politics and government. View all subjects

Which LGA is Iyana Ejigbo?