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Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Nobody: 10:14pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
why do i think this is a bad time to be fashola? |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by cold(m): 10:14pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
'What i'll advise you now is to get in your car & leave'.Who else saw that guy bleeding Serious stuff |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by IBEXY(m): 10:15pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Despite me being ashamed of the facts emerging, I think it was necessary to expose the corrupt and criminal power in government in our beloved country. Some foreigners dont believe Nigeria is poor. They here think we are all oil rich. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Nobody: 10:15pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11500370
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Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Kobojunkie: 10:16pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Anyone seen the previous episodes . . . . Law and disorder in Philadelphia Law and disorder in Johannesburg etc |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Nobody: 10:20pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
you can't be hating on a big boy naija and flossing |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by ponytail: 10:20pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
IBEXY: hi ibexxy, to explain the mindset of 'people like this', its nothing to be proud of (and that definitely is not rocket science) But on the other hand, some people just get tired of how people seem to enjoy sensationalizing Lagos and the crap that goes on there. Are street gangs a good thing? No. Are they unique to Lagos? No. I'm tired of people pointing fingers like their own communities are issue-free. I'm not supportive of it but personally, its a 'you kick my dog, then you kick me' situation About Fashola fratenizing with the area boys, I can only imagine that for the State government, it might be a question of the lesser of two evils, completing alienating the area boys and leaving them to run riot, or having a 'leadership' albeit corrupt that they can use as a conduit to the rest of the area boys. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by DisGuy: 10:24pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Kobojunkie: saw the dvd details the other day. . . Law and Disorder DVD Series of four documentaries with the wide-eyed, inquisitive broadcaster examining different approaches to law and order. i can just imagine the yanks kicking off a fuss, they are painting the city black, why cant he go to eh eh well why cant he just sit in his house and stop making documentaries |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by teeboyseve(m): 10:26pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Have always Loved that country, But am kinda weak tonight. No Law & Order. Everything is just WRONG, Where do we start from? Where? |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by parki: 10:27pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
i guess alot of pple didnt watch it, they were busy seeing xfactor |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by hackney(m): 10:27pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Just seen the docu. Hmm. . . Miscommunication galore. I think the "tour guide" had difficulties expressing issues accurately while louis was pushing to shed the issues in the worst possible light. All in all, it's good to have programs like this(good or bad) aired because if nothing else, at least the spot light is on. Next stop , [size=18pt]the government[/size] |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by teeboyseve(m): 10:28pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
parki: X factor finished at 9pm, before the program starts. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by KnowAll(m): 10:29pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
I can see why Tokyo in Ibadan is in constantly in a battle with his rival of who rules the roost, the takings is very good. Did u guys see how much was in that carrier back " bundles of N1,000.00 NOTES" no wonder MC is flexing, those basta*ds are making 100,000 of thousands weekly. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Nobody: 10:29pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
About Fashola fratenizing with the area boys, I can only imagine that for the State government, it might be a question of the lesser of two evils, completing alienating the area boys and leaving them to run riot, or having a 'leadership' albeit corrupt that they can use as a conduit to the rest of the area boys. thats tinubu's legacy. he brought back the area boys. under marwa, the area boys disappeared completely there was a brief period some four years back when some area boys killed a soldier. for weks it was open season on them. it was looking as if the menace would finally be curbed - but eventually some other MC dropped some big dough on some army ogas and it all went back to normal |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by teeboyseve(m): 10:31pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
KnowAll: Yes o, They make Millions weekly not thousands. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by teeboyseve(m): 10:36pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
There was an elderly man at the market scene that was trying to say that the MC gangs are criminals not NURTW, But immediately that MC's Assistant branded the elderly man as "MAD MAN", They don't like the truth. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Kobojunkie: 10:45pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
oyb: Very important statement |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Kobojunkie: 11:00pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by eobaro(m): 11:02pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
U knw i've been to idumota office of these union guyz, specifically for okada. In the evenings 4rm around 6pm, they gather to recieve and count returns they get by harrassing okada riders. The rude shocker is all they do wit this cash apart from wat goes to their heads, police and govt. They drink bottles of beer and give girlfriends bundles as take home. Louis did a real job there. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Nobody: 11:03pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Kobojunkie: You never disappoint. Thank you so much!!! But I can barely understand the dude's british accent [annoying] |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by blacksta(m): 11:13pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
I guess these are the guys or area boys politicians use for ballot snatching and all other evil vices- I cry for Nigeria |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by chic2pimp(m): 11:24pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Just watching the programme now on sky plus(pre recorded), funny and depressing stuff I must say. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by blacksta(m): 11:35pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI: How can you understand - when you be market person - u better get translator like the oyinbo guy - bush pesin |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by parki: 11:37pm On Oct 10, 2010 |
blacksta: u sure say no be cross n die |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by ShangoThor(m): 12:23am On Oct 11, 2010 |
The important things that have come out of this documentary: 1. The photo that MC had on his wall was a ‘PhotoShop collage’. If you run a Google image search you will find the original image of Fashola posing alone. In other words it is a doctored image. 2. This documentary only focused on Lagos and is by no means reflective on Nigeria as a whole. Furthermore, the reason why Lagos is, and will always be targeted as the focus of these kinds of documentaries is because it is the Largest Black city in the world and the Western media have a vested interest in negating ‘our’ ability to effectively organize ourselves, let alone create a utopia, or ‘Garden of Eden’ where black people live decent lives in picturesque, clean, enviable environments. 3. I am actually glad that this exposé was aired. Aspects of this documentary actually put things into perspective for me. Prior to watching it I assumed ‘area boys’ which are technically ‘boys in the hood’, worked as independent units. I had no idea that they were organized from a higher level and were units affiliated to the ‘Transport Workers Union’. Moreover, this Union is powerful enough to lobby the office of the Governor; are protected by the Security Forces and control the ‘Extortion Racket’ in a Mafia style fashion. I found this very enlightening. 4. It is interesting that this exposé was commissioned by the BBC, afterall the Nigerian controlled media such as NTA, AIT, BEN TV would never tackle these issues and we need to start asking why? Could it be that the middle class and media are complicit in this system that generates gross abject poverty, mass extortion and exploitation? The bottom line is that I believe Lagosians, and Nigerians in general deserve better. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by LadyT(f): 12:30am On Oct 11, 2010 |
I really enjoyed it. I dont think it was as bad as people were saying it was going to be. Just goes to show MC does jack s h i t ole oshi. Funny how he claims to know Fashola yet when Fashola is giving a speech he is standing there in the crowd like everyone else is! The photoshopped picture was hilarious! If you missed it watch it again here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcwfw/Louis_Theroux_Law_and_Disorder_in_Lagos/ |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by oyinda3(f): 1:51am On Oct 11, 2010 |
shangoThor, nice review. now i wanna see it just for my entertainment. of course the "area boys" thing is highly organized lol they have connections way up in politicians' circles sef. i learned these from watching nollywood yoruba movies. hahaha but yea it's always cool to see things from a different perspective and add to existing knowledge. even though thoreaux or whatever his name is is highly known for his gonzo journalism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzo_journalism I don't agree with your point 4 though. Nigerian reporters and journalists tackle such issues all the time. mostly in form of broadcast/ tv reports rather than in documentary form. Maybe it feels more like an expose to us because a foreigner is filming it? |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by reindeer: 2:07am On Oct 11, 2010 |
I watched it just for the entertainment. It was both depressing and hilarious. The fact that a tout will have so much power over taxpayers is scary in Nigeria. But really for those of us who grew up in lagos and i mean, real lagos e.g ebutte meta, this brought back memories of 'home' .The hoarse voices and smattering english from the ''boys''coupled with their reckless abandon for reason and right thinking makes me wonder whether my dear country wil ever be free from the clutches of illiteracy. God help Nigeria. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by ezeagu(m): 2:59am On Oct 11, 2010 |
ShangoThor: Report for where? Did you not hear of that AIT studio that 'mysteriously' burnt down? Leave that thing any negative report on the ruling party and the TV station is over, plus NTA is part of the government that is paying for area boys. A shame. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by TewMuch: 3:07am On Oct 11, 2010 |
Make una leave my people alone oh. What is all this. If they are not organized like this they would constitute a big nuisance to Lagos State. This is a process of making them work, even though they mostly just collect money. But they have helped create some order in the whole chaos. Area boys have always been there and they aint going no where. Its better they are organized or they become desperate and everyone loses. These guys have nothing to lose, and will die for N1000. They are also the ones that can mobilize people for politicians in a big way, as they constitute most of the indigenous lagos youth. |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by Nobody: 3:58am On Oct 11, 2010 |
after watching part 1 and 2 out of 5 (patiently waiting for the other parts to be uploaded), i have to say that it only shows what we all already knew. whats the big deal?! i particularly like A) that TOWER (manly looking) woman controlling guys (in that male "orientated" Nigerian society?!) B) the way some scammer came out of nowhere in Oshodi and try to shake them for money bullshiiting them that he was a government worker and they had no permit to shoot, and thats just out of 2 parts, PRICELESS! here part1: [flash=480,385] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XnEr1V9gc?fs=1&hl=en_US"[/flash] part2: [flash=480,385] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTA0r_m15a0?fs=1&hl=en_US"[/flash] |
Re: Bbc2 To Air Law & Disorder In Lagos Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 21:00 (pic) by TewMuch: 4:04am On Oct 11, 2010 |
MRbrownJAY:In Yoruba culture, women are not powerless or dominated like you think. They actually, historically have political power. They are not repressed like other tribes. I am not suprised to see an Area girl like tawa. She is no ordinary woman, you see the men say she fights like a guy. SO she has earned their respect. I have seen some area mama's beat up guys too many times in Lagos. No man wants to get into a fight with those women, they will f*uck you up. No joke. |
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