I remember my one years stay in Agege. Oreke Agege was the head quarter of Awawa boys and the rivalry gang one million boys. I worked at Alausa Ikeja. One Saturday evening at a bar where I was watching EPL. A young boy around 17 years old came to my table

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He asked if I can sit and I didn't object. He sat and without wasting time said "bro it seems you live at Jeda's house" yes I replied. "Bro please come and teach me yahoo, I came from Ibadan and don't have anything to survive on here, to survive I had to join One million boys..

But I'm getting tired of the group, they beat, injure and people and also steal, I think learning yahoo is better" I looked at him not knowing if I should smile or maintain my sad face "boy, I don't know anything about yahoo, and I won't advice you to do" as I was about to go on

He interrupted with "OK but can I get 1k from you? Me and my friends are hungry" he said pointing to a group of about 8 young guys staring at us from afar. I didn't decode it was a subtle threat so I gave him 700 Naira that was with me then and he left. To my surprise

Thus same boy stopped me on my way back from work the next week and said he want to tell me something. "Bro the woman in the other flat in your house said you don't greet and talk to anyone in the house, she reported you to a guy in Awawa group and they are planning something

They want to treat your fuck up, but since I know you're a good person, I told my guys we should fight for you but my guys refused that you don't relate with guys on the street. So bro just organize any amount make I reason dem so they can stand for you"

At a far corner were his friends following our conversation. I held him in his shoulder, "Larry, tell them not to worry about me, I will show Iya Jeda's and whoever she's sending what they don't know" he wanted to talk more, but I told him I need to rest so I went inside

Since that day, they boy and his friend became evidently hostile towards me. They trow all sort of subtle threats whenever I'm walking in the street until the day soldiers arrested Iya Jeda for making threat to my life. After few days in guardroom

She came back and tell them if anything happen to me, she will be in trouble. My point is, there are some elderly people who know and can stop theses boys in the area they operate, but apparently, they are the one still doing charms for them. Iya Jeda sells local herbs by the way

All these people selling paraga, agbo and local herbs in junction are mostly informed about the activities of these guys, and they are informants for the boys too just because they make more sales when the guys make more money.