tutudesz:

To build hostel for Abraka no easy O!

Never knew Abraka boys also have this madness, I'm familiar with Abraka and I barely encounter clash unlike what we witness regularly in Warri, once you settle the family you bought the land from, get all clearance, the Abk youths won't bother you. Just get them small change for bear and buzz.

In some locality down here, you will face various associations, settle several groups, just a pitiable situation. I love how your dad settled the issue without using his military connect, sometimes you just gat to avoid some battles.

omenka:
I'm not sure the government has a hand in it. It is strictly a money they share amongst themselves.

Had to do this because I'm leaving the country for a long time soon. Wanted to completely secure the properties. Ministry go still chop their own share today.

Even had to secretly record the whole thing before someone tries to say something else some other day.

Government might not have a hand in this directly, but their silence and how they work with these same men during election or when they are enforcing rules says a lot.

I mean, these guys are easy to track, what's stopping them from taking necessary steps so others can desist from these evil practices?

anonimi:


Please how do you use hope alone to get things right?
Please help a brother out, I am confused.

Lol, what else do you want me to say? fight thugs with cutlass and weapons? Bro, we just gat to hope, maybe someday we'll figure things out.

Efewestern:


Never knew Abraka boys also have this madness, I'm familiar with Abraka and I barely encounter clash unlike what we witness regularly in Warri, once you settle the family you bought the land from, get all clearance, the Abk youths won't bother you. Just get them small change for bear and buzz.

In some locality down here, you will face various associations, settle several groups, just a pitiable situation. I love how your dad settled the issue without using his military connect, sometimes you just gat to avoid some battles.

Anything hostel abk boy collect some change for your hand, after they will protect your site from other troublesome youth.

tutudesz:

Anything hostel abk boy collect some change for your hand, after they will protect your site from other troublesome youth.

Lol, wahala they life

Efewestern:


Never knew Abraka boys also have this madness, I'm familiar with Abraka and I barely encounter clash unlike what we witness regularly in Warri, once you settle the family you bought the land from, get all clearance, the Abk youths won't bother you. Just get them small change for bear and buzz.

In some locality down here, you will face various associations, settle several groups, just a pitiable situation. I love how your dad settled the issue without using his military connect, sometimes you just gat to avoid some battles.

It was in Warri, Ekpan to be precise, that I witnessed real notoriety when it comes to "settlement" back in 2007.

Police themselves advised the developer to settle the youths, and more than 5 youth groups came to site, none of which was willing to receive less than 50k!!!

Imagine what 50k could do back then!

Elders and other groups were yet to come for their share.

The guy was trying to build a hotel close to the Local Government secretariat. I felt so disgusted by the attitude of the youths and pity for the man. Heard he was related to G-Agofure. Wonder why Agofure couldnt wade in.

Those boys are something else. I presume it has gotten far worse, reason why the government wants to step in.
Smh.

Efewestern:


Government might not have a hand in this directly, but their silence and how they work with these same men during election or when they are enforcing rules says a lot.

I mean, these guys are easy to track, what's stopping them from taking necessary steps so others can desist from these evil practices?

You're absolutely right. By this one can indeed say the government is complicit in the whole nonsense.

There was a third plot I acquired less than a kilometer close to these. After paying 70k for settlement, a month later I invited drillers to make a borehole on the plot for me.

These same youths still mobilised themselves to site demanding that they be settled by the drilling company. The company insisted they wouldn't and that government has advised they never pay no one to do any sort of work on sites.

Na so work no fit proceed o. Until I gave them 30k for booze. It is a pandemic on its own honestly.

omenka:
It was in Warri, Ekpan to be precise, that I witnessed real notoriety when it comes to "settlement" back in 2007.

Police themselves advised the developer to settle the youths, and more than 5 youth groups came to site, none of which was willing to receive less than 50k!!!

Imagine what 50k could do back then!

Elders and other groups were yet to come for their share.

The guy was trying to build a hotel close to the Local Government secretariat. I felt so disgusted by the attitude of the youths and pity for the man. Heard he was related to G-Agofure. Wonder why Agofure couldnt wade in.

Those boys are something else. I presume it has gotten far worse, reason why the government wants to step in.
Smh.

Sorry, had to laugh, you see Ekpan? no where in Nigeria can match them when it comes to rascality and notoriety, them be werey, these guys go head to head with armed forces, na these people you one follow fight?, if you want your project completed, your best bet is to pay them.

Even after paying these several groups, some will return to task the labourers. Even if he was Aghofure's son, they would still task him, when Aghofure was building his park along PTI road, he also settled these guys, they are the law!

PS: The Local Government secretariat is a bit farther from Ekpan, maybe you missed the exact location, and I hope that experience won't affect how you see that place, aside these guys, warri is a cool place for investment.

omenka:
You're absolutely right. By this one can indeed say the government is complicit in the whole nonsense.

There was a third plot I acquired less than a kilometer close to these. After paying 70k for settlement, a month later I invited drillers to make a borehole on the plot for me.

These same youths still mobilised themselves to site demanding that they be settled by the drilling company. The company insisted they wouldn't and that government has advised they never pay no one to do any sort of work on sites.

Na so work no fit proceed o. Until I gave them 30k for booze. It is a pandemic on its own honestly.

omenka
government is 100% aware and collect their shares too.

ok let me tell you how this works
they're called ndị ọlụ ani in my dialect Omonile in Yoruba and land grabbers in English.

that 200k you paid might pass two to three different people before reaching the government.
and government might just have like 30k in the whole 200k
see the break down here.
govt will assign an area to a political appointee and state how much commission he'll be returning monthly or any agreed duration let's say 60k monthly.
then the political appointee will appoint his own loyalist in the area (mostly igwes) and tell them how much they'll be accounting with same period and tell him how much he'll be returning then he'll add some amount to the 60k let's say 30k making it 90k

ok igwe will now appoint his boys (mostly PGs) then they'll add the final amount which is like 110k making it 200k
from that 110k
igwe's share will be given to him, PG will collect his own including the one to settle boys wey harass you.
so here the government don't care as far as they're getting their own stated share, likewise the political appointee and the rest

so you see the government is fully aware.

I'm talking from experience

omenka:
You're absolutely right. By this one can indeed say the government is complicit in the whole nonsense.

There was a third plot I acquired less than a kilometer close to these. After paying 70k for settlement, a month later I invited drillers to make a borehole on the plot for me.

These same youths still mobilised themselves to site demanding that they be settled by the drilling company. The company insisted they wouldn't and that government has advised they never pay no one to do any sort of work on sites.

Na so work no fit proceed o. Until I gave them 30k for booze. It is a pandemic on its own honestly.

Lol, 30k for borehole , it's like your people are learning a lot from our end, what amazes me is how they usually find out that work is about to kick off in a particular site, before you say Jack, they have surrounded you with cutlass and other deadly weapons.

Also heard Omonile in Lagos are something else.

Efewestern:




Sorry, had to laugh, you see Ekpan? no where in Nigeria can match them when it comes to rascality and notoriety, them be werey, these guys go head to head with armed forces, na these people you one follow fight?, if you want your project completed, your best bet is to pay them.

Even after paying these several groups, some will return to task the labourers. Even if he was Aghofure's son, they would still task him, when Aghofure was building his park along PTI road, he also settled these guys, they are the law!

PS: The Local Government secretariat is a bit farther from Ekpan, maybe you missed the exact location, and I hope that experience won't affect how you see that place, aside these guys, warri is a cool place for investment.

Na wa o!!

Thank God the government wants to intervene. Every other state needs to come up with a strategy to rein in these guys. Their matter don dey too much.

The most disturbing part is that their so called Youth Leader is always an illiterate or someone with only a secondary school cert.

Imagine a group of civilians bullying policemen with guns. Smh.

Use to love Warri, I was only concerned about some of their youths. Dem too like weed. Use to live close to WRPC, and my favourite hangout then was Mega Hilton because those boyz dem been no dey too enter the place. Ate almost exclusively at Sizzlers. I wonder if they're still there. Loved the girls too- very great company they are.

I know alot must have changed over there.

Feeling a bit nostalgic. Kinda miss the place a little.

AllOfUsAtManna:
omenka
government is 100% aware and collect their shares too.

ok let me tell you how this works
they're called ndị ọlụ ani in my dialect Omonile in Yoruba and land grabbers in English.

that 200k you paid might pass two to three different people before reaching the government.
and government might just have like 30k in the whole 200k
see the break down here.
govt will assign an area to a political appointee and state how much commission he'll be returning monthly or any agreed duration let's say 60k monthly.
then the political appointee will appoint his own loyalist in the area (mostly igwes) and tell them how much they'll be accounting with same period and tell him how much he'll be returning then he'll add some amount to the 60k let's say 30k making it 90k

ok igwe will now appoint his boys (mostly PGs) then they'll add the final amount which is like 110k making it 200k
from that 110k
igwe's share will be given to him, PG will collect his own including the one to settle boys wey harass you.
so here the government don't care as far as they're getting their own stated share, likewise the political appointee and the rest

so you see the government is fully aware.

I'm talking from experience

I'd be damned!!

This can't be true!

omenka:
I'd be damned!!

This can't be true!

lol this is 100% truth
they have similar chain operation with agbero tickets and task collectors

omenka:
I'd be damned!!

This can't be true!

in agbero language it's called "pit"

government use it to settle their "boys" who are loyal to them.
just give us our returns
whether you task the masses to death that's none of their business their concern is their own stated returns.

my former boss who's a politician whom I worked for around 2016 that's where I knew all these.
I'm the one that pays in the money for the government.
my job is to carry the cash to the bank and give it to the cashier she already knew where the money was going so I'll take my leave immediately.
money is in millions i swear and na monthly ooo.

hmmmmm I risked my life for the idiot sha

Efewestern:


Lol, 30k for borehole , it's like your people are learning a lot from our end, what amazes me is how they usually find out that work is about to kick off in a particular site, before you say Jack, they have surrounded you with cutlass and other deadly weapons.

Also heard Omonile in Lagos are something else.

wan boys see tipper movement for community, Dem dey follow am for back small small O!

omenka:
Na wa o!!

Thank God the government wants to intervene. Every other state needs to come up with a strategy to rein in these guys. Their matter don dey too much.

The most disturbing part is that their so called Youth Leader is always an illiterate or someone with only a secondary school cert.

Imagine a group of civilians bullying policemen with guns. Smh.

Use to love Warri, I was only concerned about some of their youths. Dem too like weed. Use to live close to WRPC, and my favourite hangout then was Mega Hilton because those boyz dem been no dey too enter the place. Ate almost exclusively at Sizzlers. I wonder if they're still there. Loved the girls too- very great company they are.

I know alot must have changed over there.

Feeling a bit nostalgic. Kinda miss the place a little.

Warri is changing for good, because most people are tired of this boys activities.

tutudesz:

wan boys see tipper movement for community, Dem dey follow am for back small small O!

Lol, just one informat, the news go don blow reach everywhere.

omenka:
Na wa o!!

Thank God the government wants to intervene. Every other state needs to come up with a strategy to rein in these guys. Their matter don dey too much.

The most disturbing part is that their so called Youth Leader is always an illiterate or someone with only a secondary school cert.

Imagine a group of civilians bullying policemen with guns. Smh.

Use to love Warri, I was only concerned about some of their youths. Dem too like weed. Use to live close to WRPC, and my favourite hangout then was Mega Hilton because those boyz dem been no dey too enter the place. Ate almost exclusively at Sizzlers. I wonder if they're still there. Loved the girls too- very great company they are.

I know alot must have changed over there.

Feeling a bit nostalgic. Kinda miss the place a little.

Maga Hilton, it really has been long you last visited Warri, Mega Hilton isn't functional any longer, place closed down some years back, sizzlers now sells bear and barbecue , competiting with those bear parlour closer to the police station.

Efewestern:


Maga Hilton, it really has been long you last visited Warri, Mega Hilton isn't functional any longer, place closed down some years back, sizzlers now sells bear and barbecue , competiting with those bear parlour closer to the police station.

This is really bad.

Government need to enforce the law!! I paid 470000 as development levy at Igbiki Layout in Ovwian community here in Udu.. We also paid 500000 as cut off to the community. It’s almost a million if you sum it up.. The law is not just working..

Efewestern:


Lol, just one informat, the news go don blow reach everywhere.

Every youth group go show your site and God punish you say na English you speak give dem Office don open!! Bros you no wan pay abi Carry your land dey go

Efewestern:


Lol, 30k for borehole , it's like your people are learning a lot from our end, what amazes me is how they usually find out that work is about to kick off in a particular site, before you say Jack, they have surrounded you with cutlass and other deadly weapons.

Also heard Omonile in Lagos are something else.

No where near what you guys are describing for Delta central and it's really terrible because such lazy and petty theft attitude would scare away serious investors

darfay:


No where near what you guys are describing for Delta central and it's really terrible because such lazy and petty theft attitude would scare away serious investors

It is terrible bro, we just can't do anything about this, and I don't think it's limited to Delta Central, how frequent do you visit home? Oleh and Ozoro also take levy, their youths might not be troublesome like the ones in Uvwie and environs though.

Iriruaga100:
Government need to enforce the law!! I paid 470000 as development levy at Igbiki Layout in Ovwian community here in Udu.. We also paid 500000 as cut off to the community. It’s almost a million if you sum it up.. The law is not just working..

Cut off is between the family, how come you involved the entire community in Ovwian? How is your relationship with the people you bought the land from? they might be the ones who sold you out to be milked.

Cc: Darfay, tutudesz

Omenka paid 200 and he was lamenting, he needs to see what some people are facing down here. Just so terrible!

Efewestern:


Cut off is between the family, how come you involved the entire community in Ovwian? How is your relationship with the people you bought the land from? they might be the ones who sold you out to be milked.

Cc: Darfay, tutudesz

Omenka paid 200 and he was lamenting, he needs to see what some people are facing down here. Just so terrible!

Jesus wept!! I am speechless!!

omenka:
Awesome if they can do this.

Paid 200k just two days ago for two pieces of lands. Monies paid to people that did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR YOU!

Made me feel really bad, but you have no choice but to pay if you arent a military officer. Those idiots would frustrate the hell put of you.

Oga if the land is in delta state, u neva pay finish. Another set of the same two groups will approach u next time u show ur face on site. And if u waste time to show, dem go just seize ur laborers tools.

Efewestern:


It is terrible bro, we just can't do anything about this, and I don't think it's limited to Delta Central, how frequent do you visit home? Oleh and Ozoro also take levy, their youths might not be troublesome like the ones in Uvwie and environs though.

Where I'm from(arguably third/fourth largest isoko town) they took a one time charge of 15k when a relative built there maybe it's because we are indigenes for town planning committee.

olisaEze:


Oga if the land is in delta state, u neva pay finish. Another set of the same two groups will approach u next time u show ur face on site. And if u waste time to show, dem go just seize ur laborers tools.

Is it the same thing in Delta North?

Efewestern:


Cut off is between the family, how come you involved the entire community in Ovwian? How is your relationship with the people you bought the land from? they might be the ones who sold you out to be milked.

Cc: Darfay, tutudesz

Omenka paid 200 and he was lamenting, he needs to see what some people are facing down here. Just so terrible!

I don't think any company or factory can build anything there with all these attitude you people are describing.
I'm shocktalized

Efewestern:


Cut off is between the family, how come you involved the entire community in Ovwian? How is your relationship with the people you bought the land from? they might be the ones who sold you out to be milked.

Cc: Darfay, tutudesz

Omenka paid 200 and he was lamenting, he needs to see what some people are facing down here. Just so terrible!

Ever level involved in building a house get group, from clearing land to roofing and shouldn't forget security money O!

darfay:



Where I'm from(arguably third/fourth largest isoko town) they took a one time charge of 15k when a relative built there maybe it's because we are indigenes for town planning committee.

Bros na because say you be indigene on a normal day that 15k na drink money, make dem no vex

darfay:


Where I'm from(arguably third/fourth largest isoko town) they took a one time charge of 15k when a relative built there maybe it's because we are indigenes for town planning committee.

There are some fees indigenes do not pay when developing in Warri, most pay nothing, the main issue here is how strangers are being milked, doesn't matter if you are from Ughelli or Eku, if you are not from Ekpan for example, you will pay through the nose before erecting any structure.

I believe your home town might also have several levies for non-indigenes, I know about Ozoro, you are expected to pay some fees, though can't be compared to what's obtainable in Warri/Uvwie/Udu/Okpe.

darfay:


I don't think any company or factory can build anything there with all these attitude you people are describing.
I'm shocktalized

The sad part of it, sad thing is, no one is doing anything to help stop this madness, everyone is scared. Our prayer is that Warri doesn't become Sapele 2.0, even the few oil companies left are relocating to Rivers and other states.