Area boys sack contractors from site, receive N5,000 daily for ‘permit’
By Akin Oyedele
Published: Sunday, 15 Mar 2009
[b]Social miscreants, popularly known as area boys, have been identified as a major hindrance to the renewed efforts of the Oyo State government to beautify Ibadan, the state capital. Since the ministry of environment and water resources began the beatification of major roundabouts and prime locations in the city, area boys are said to have been harassing the contractors from whom they collect N5,000 daily as ”permit.”

The Managing Consultant, Mojat Consult Limited, Mr. Remi Adeniji, who is collaborating with the ministry on the project, said this in an interview with newsmen, in Ibadan, on Friday.

He said that the new partnership between the state, multinationals and financial institutions operating within the state was being threatened by the activities of the social miscreants.

Adeniji noted that the state was determined to give Ibadan a facelift to make it one of the cleanest cities.

”The major problem we have are the area boys who will not allow contractors to work except they collect N5,000 daily. We have brought this to the attention of the government to assist in tackling this political problem.[/b]”It took us three months to seal an agreement with the Nigerian Breweries before they agreed to build 20 bus shelters across the city. As soon as they settled down to build the first one in Secretariat area boys swoop on them.”

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kindly lodge report with there area godfather, alao akala.

Area boys towing the line of the area father. Crook begets crooks.

;d ;d

This area boy thing is so common in the west.
Thank God eastern youths are very industrious and would rather go into business than go into touting.

;d ;d

SpiralEx:

This area boy thing is so common in the west.
Thank God eastern youths are very industrious and would rather go into business than go into touting.

Except when said business in some cases include fake drugs and equipment.
There's no sense in tarring any particular tribe with any particular vice.

SpiralEx:

This area boy thing is so common in the west.
Thank God eastern youths are very industrious and would rather go into business than go into touting.

This comment was made in 2009? Spiral na big wa for you. Fela would be ashamed you are African. Actually he won`t cause your type has been the ones he fought throughout his life. Ignorant nincompoop.

Thank God eastern youths are very industrious

like managing shops in the day and armed robbery at night time.

The case you mentioned in Oyo State is a very common occurrence in Lagos State. There is no doubt that this so called 'Area Boys' are a complete nuisance to the development of any society. Is it that the State Government can't do anything to remove them from the streets even after the case had been reported to them OR was the State Government not aware of their existence in the first place?

When people in government use them as thugs during election period and to hunt political opponents even after elections, it becomes very difficult to eradicate them from the streets as those in government becomes their benefactor.

SpiralEx:

This area boy thing is so common in the west.
Thank God eastern youths are very industrious and would rather go into business than go into touting.

its damn easy for you to point fingers. mumu
stupidity and crime has no nationality or tribe.

like baba like his son ha