obstead200:


I know bomboy. He is from my village. Infact, his house is opposite my father's house.

After his death, his brothers relocated to the village and introduced thuggery to my village. They control junctions, extort money from motorists, extort money from property developers and grab people's land at will.

Make dem no worry. Their cup go soon full

Dem take thuggery do dia family? Why will your village youths allow them sef?

chaarly:
Hmmm
Was just thinking about how true this is since I don’t stay in Lagos and when I was there, na kirikiri road I For grow and I still small da time. Lol

But I just remembered Teni’s for your case song and I’m not surprised. Read the lyrics!

I go go Oshodi for your case
I go slap agbero for your case
I go call M.C Oluomo, I go report all of dem
I go go Oshodi for your case
I go slap agbero for your case
I go call M.C Oluomo, I go report all of dem

What does that tell you

Peter Obi will stop all these nonsense and ingredients sha

#ObiDatti #Obedient

My own Kirikiri Rd Olodi Apapa to be precise. Wilmer and People's bus stop comes to mind. I enjoyed that area

BrotherJesu:
This account is VERY ACCURATE, as a young boy growing up in makinde street, mafoluku, oshodi. The 36 kininun boys where my roll model, my mum use beaten correct my head.
The Suwe suwe in the story lived on Joseph street, his base was at ogun oloko junction.

He was killed, hit with a pestle on his head when he went to a Cele church program, rumours have it that those involved in his killing are his close Allies because he was called from the church vigil on his cell phone. Been who he is he wouldn't just go meet a random person....

you're lucky.you should thank God for your mom.by now you Will have been running after buses in mile 2 with sticks, hanging on buses shouting owomida

Those guys operate like cultists and live a VERY dirty miserable and violent lives.those who cannot afford to send their kids abroad like mc oluomo get killed and they are quick to betray themselves.they readily sell themselves out when the chips are down.theres nothing like loyalty in their dictionary.they can go to each other's owanmbe, dance together,spray money and the next day they've sold you out.

The ones doing thuggery in our area are older and full of regrets unfortunately there's nobody to help them because they've destroyed too many things and lives.all they do is walk around in rags.their juju has failed and destroyed them

There are 2 army barracks close to oshodi.The ikeja cantonment and charity barrack.All these touts war took place during the military rule and the former military gov,buba marwa was in charge.There was als o a police headquater called the area f close to oshodi.Nobody could subdue them.

Interesting

goslowgoslow:

Who beg you to live in Lagos?

You dey find the fool?

Souljerj:
This Topic was inspired because of BOMBOY(Ugochukwu Dum Obiora ) I have been hearing of him 4 quite sometime but he just caught my intrigue the more wen I heard that he is not Yoruba seff

Before, a stranger to Oshodi would do everything possible to avoid passing through the area particularly at night, because of the fear of being harassed, molested, raped or robbed. Street urchins and hoodlums take laws into their hands and because there is no traditional ruler in Oshodi, it is a place where every hoodlum fights to be recognized. The hoodlums are feared by transporters, traders, hawkers and market women. Their leaders are reputed to be on politicians’ payroll as they are used as thugs in political wars of settling grudges with political opponents. Even the police avoid them.

In early 1990s, Ugochukwu Dum Obiora, a notorious area boy known as “Bomboy” took control of Oshodi. He employed the weapon of fear and violence to oppress and extort money from bus drivers and traders doing business in Oshodi. His style of money making which was akin to that of Bayo Ogundare a.k.a success, who held sway in the Second Republic during the UPN/NPN era. He soon became the toast of most politicians within and outside Oshodi, who saw him as a tool to rig elections, harass and intimidate their political opponents.

This, of course made the position of Oshodi leader (Olori) lucrative and the clamour to become Olori became a do-or-die affair. To make the situation worse, law enforcement agents romance these hoodlums and made them seems larger than life and above the law. So, they always get away with their crimes. But new gangs soon emerged within the rank and file.



Gangs like the 36 Kiniun (Lions) headed by Musiliu Akinsanya, a.k.a Olu-omo, soon gained prominence. Diekot, headed by the late Wasiu Trailer, who migrated from Ibadan also waxed strong. His base was at Cairo. Bomboy, was the leader of the Lion junction and leader of all the groups put together. However, there were always clashes within the groups mostly due to the quest for supremacy. Along the line, a subordinate of Bombay, Taoreed Adedigba, popularly called Talo, staged a ‘coup’ against Bomboy and the violence that ensued led to several losses of lives while many were maimed for life.

A politician and member of opposition party in Lagos,the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kehinde Al-Moroof, saw Bomboy as an obstacle to achieving his political ambition. He employed tribal sentiments tactics to fight against Bomboy who was loyal to his rival political group, using Talo as his marksman. This led to several clashes until a partial peace accord was reached and Bomboy was made the leader of all the groups, while MC Oluomo led the 36 kiniun (36 lions). Wasiu Trailer continued to lead the Diektot.

There were several other popular subordinates like Sule Nayam (George Bush), and Baba Fela. Bombay later died mysteriously. His death was attributed to a mysterious sore that he had on his legs. Wasiu trailer also died mysteriously on his return from Saudi Arabia where he had gone for hajj. After these two, Talo held sway briefly as Olori, before he was humiliated and humbled by the MC Oluomo of the 36 kiniun(36 lions). After the death of Bombay and and Wasiu Trailer, there was continued fracas amongst the gangs.

The desperation for control of territories (junctions) left so many dead. MC Oluomo was able to prove himself as a ruthless fighter. For example, he successfully avenged the murder of his elder brother Igidaduro. This led to the killing of the popular Elewedu and Suwe-Suwe who were both notorious members of the dreaded Oodua People’s Congress (OPC). This endeared him to the hearts of many of the hoodlums. It also led to his having more loyalists than any other group. He was also believed to have had the backing of the authorities in Lagos and some other neighboring states.


Due to the frequent clashes in Oshodi, influential persons in the state called on MC Oluomo to bring about peace; otherwise, he would lose their backing. So he called other leaders, the likes of Sule Nayam, Baba Fela, and others who are leaders of other groups.to a meeting where they agreed to have a single front which they tagged Oshodi One. They all swore to an oath that they would remain under one leadership. MC Oluomo became Olori of all the gangs.

However, this did not stop others from heading their various gangs, just like Capone having so many dons of different gangs under him. The source of income for these gangs is extortion; monies from politicians and political godfathers who use them as tools to destabilize the society and rig elections. They can go to any length to extort money from bus drivers and petty traders. Recently, such monies generated have continued to cause problems within and outside the gangs.

Most clashes alleged to have been caused by OPC were actually the result of the struggle for ‘resource control’. For instance, November 28, 2008, was a day the residents of Agbole in Ariori Street, Oshodi will not forget in a hurry. Residents woke to the sounds of gunshots and the ugly sights of human beings being roasted like animals. A group of street urchins (hiding under the umbrella of the Gani Adams led OPC popularly known as Wasiu (Nothing spoil)took the lives of two young men who belonged to the Fredrick Fasheun led faction of the OPC. This, at its face value, was another OPC war. But facts revealed to our correspondent by an outsider who wants to remain anonymous was that the killings were a calculated efforts to use the rivalry between the two factions of the OPC to eliminate some perceived enemies.

A source said the killing was a result of a fight which started at TY Hotel, which is a hideout for members of the OPC and some area boys. The source disclosed that one of the boys killed, known as MC Lee, an upcoming musician who was on his way to TY hotel when he saw a fight between two young boys he knew fairly well. In the process of trying to separate the fighting duo, one of the boys whom he never knew was a member of Gani Adams led-OPC, started a fight with him and MC Lee was said to have upper hand in the fight. A few days later, MC Lee was stopped on a motorcycle at Ariori, on his way to TY Hotel by a leader of the Gani Adams led OPC) Wasiu Nothing spoil). He was beaten blue and black and tied like a goat till following day.


New Oshodi

He was asked to call the leader Otunba Kosija, to come to his rescue. An ambush had been laid down for Kosija. MC Lee’s effort to reach Kosija on the phone proved futile. He was also directed to call Bayo Sanusi , popularly called Oro Bayo. Oro Bayo responded immediately he received the distress call from MC Lee. On getting to the place where MC Lee was held, he was said to have told Nothing Spoil that whatever the issue was could be resolved without getting into such a humiliating extent. Immediately, Nothing Spoil was said to have ordered his boys to attack Oro Bayo while he shot MC Lee, and commanded Oro Bayo be brought before him. He also shot him and ordered the two of them be set ablaze.

Another source who preferred anonymity told our correspondent that the killings of Oro Bayo and MC Lee was as a result of the struggle for ‘resource control’ in Oshodi between Akinsanya (Oluomo) and Otunba Kassim Badmus (Kosija). It was learnt that some youths in Oshodi felt sidelined and deprived of their ‘rights’ to monies generated by the Oluomo led National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) (area boys). They were also angered by the fact that some people outside Oshodi, who were not stakeholders, were being given large sums of money monthly. Some were said to have been given what is popularly ‘junction’ in Oshodi to take charge of and these ‘junctions’ are where the monies are being made. Among such people are popular Yoruba actor and a famous Fuji musician.


The killing of M C Lee and Oro Bayo was targeted to coincide with the time Oluomo was going 2008 Hajj, knowing fully well that people will not point accusing fingers at him when the killing took place. The plan was that the death of Kosija would send a warning message to those sympathetic to him, just as the death of Elewedu and Suwe-Suwe sent warning signals to those who were sympathetic to their causes.

>http://gavelinternational.org/gang-wars-why-oshodi-may-boil-again/#sthash.oxQvQzA8.dpbs

Cc lalasticala
Mynd44

And I guess the only person or thing that can topple Oluomo is ( Coup detat), God factor(Death or Illness) and if TINUBU turns his back on him

Bomboy was stabbed with a poisonous knife...

RonnieX:
Nice and insightful writeup. Just to correct some few errors for accuracy and aptness of Ur story.

MC Oluomo was not leader of 36 Kiniun. Talo Kibo was the leader (popularly called Obasanjo during his reign as head), Sule Nayam his vice ( called atiku den) before Talo was overthrown with help of MC Oluomo and his Lion junction crew ( Koko zaria etc) then Nayam became head (where he took the alias George Bush). Bomboy headed Lion Junction till his death with the likes of MC Oluomo and Koko Zaria as his subordinates.
Before the eventual "peace accord" between the rival factions in oshodi, 36 Kiniun located in Brown Street and Lion Junction located at Oshodi road had always fought for supremacy, but MC won the battle for Lion Junction cos of his connect and Money. Oshodi one was formed with MC as head and Nayam from 36 kiniun as Vice. Till this day they mark Isese day as the day the peace accord was formed.

Story plenty for Oshodi sha... Gone are those days. Chai.
Growing up in the midst of these guys wasn't easy Sha. Remember watching live battles den from window holes or balcony. Just like mini war �

You are absolutely correct. you be proper oshodi boy.

I also saw those flaws in the write-up.

irunoko:
I thought fashola has cleaned oshodi up and I don't like the way teni was hailing and hyping oshodi thuggery and MC oluomo as if thuggery is something to be proud of

Mc Oluomo is a semi governor in Lagos. Chief of 'owoda boys'. They remit money to government through their tasking of motorists. Agbero life no be moi moi.

Our system is bad! Things are getting worse day by day.

If things were ok how on earth would someone who romances with thuggery is contesting to become our president.

With all the intellects we have that their pasts are inspiring, and have made them credible to become our president?

A vote for Tinubu means Nigeria is dead.

He hopes to win cos he has his machineries positioned all over the country that will rig for him already.

God won't see that happening.

Be Obidient and vote ObiDatti to be Yusuful to Nigeria.

smartigo:
I hope to come back to this thread when the table turns. Until then, I was here

How far?

gaby:
My hood...

I grew up with these thugs holding the entire area hostage..

People wey dem dey warn us about those days say make we stay away from and face school na dem Batolomew don turn to political kingpins and could make anyone of them a governor if he so decides.

Life...

I miss my Mafoluku and entire Oshodi jare...

Days of humble beginnings...

Na we start snooker for Oshodi that year wey I dey flog dem any how for competition....lol

Na Faze of plantation boys dey collect beating from my hand recently..

Na for snooker board I learn the word '"concept". Anytime wey I cut better ball to pot, you go hear "wow, nice concept"... Lol

Kai, bomboy the terror those days...

I can still recall how we were hustling aviation fuel by digging and possibly puncturing pipes transporting aviation fuel for kerosene during Abacha's reign on the fringes of the airport grounds.

Dem Bomboy oppress us sha

I heard bomboy was stabbed with a poisonous knife?

With all of this, Ajegunle is still number one in thug life

irunoko:
I thought fashola has cleaned oshodi up and I don't like the way teni was hailing and hyping oshodi thuggery and MC oluomo as if thuggery is something to be proud of

^^
Of all the things she could sing about she chose to glorify this nonsense.

It will come back to haunt her.

Reading all these and thanking God for life. Being born and raised in Oshodi then was not easy.

I can relate well to all these story the things that are wrong there is that 36 kiniun is different from Lion.

36 kiniun is in brown street. Led by Talo skibo while Lion is in Oshodi Road led by MC Oluomo.

Also, Talo skibo didn't have a short spell, man stayed long as the head of 36 kiniun and did all sort of bad things then. It was some people that poked Nayam that while will he be slaving for Talo knowing fully well he is not an Oshodi boy, he came from Mushin. That was where the problem started and Nayam was also aiming to be the boss of 36 kiniun..

Ajagbe Bomboy. Man named himself Ajagbe when the news of him being an igbo guy started trending. He was notorious too. His brother Austin tried to take over after his demise but for where them MC no gree.

36 kiniun (Brown street) led by Talo
Lion (Oshodi road) led by MC Oluomo
Diycott (Araromi street) led by Wasiu Trailer.

Ruthless in that order.

It was not fun those days because of unrest but remembering it now, it was so fun to live in Oshodi. We missed schools many days cos of unrest.

There was a day they were fighting and a passerby probably he was going to work. Hide in our house and he was asking who were fighting, my brother told him 36 kiniun and Lion. The man shook his head like what's the difference, knowing fully well kiniun is Lion in Yoruba language. The man sworn that he can never allow his enemy to live in Oshodi.

There is also this guy that head Fire 2 then (Oje) he was killed mysteriously.

Charger the leader of Ecomong wasted his life during the last fight between 36 kiniun and Lion. He survived but he was better being dead. All his body was matcheted.

Story too plenty for Oshodi.

emperorlaqrin:


You are not alone my brother. I have always heard of how dangerous that place is back then but I have read a detailed info as this.

It was when saula of iyana Ipaja was killed I knew how dangerous this people can be.

Rumors has it that they were fighting for territory as well.

Iyana Ipaja that was once calmer is gradually becoming the next congested and rugged oshodi. Interstate transport companies have relocated their head offices to Iyana Ipaja from Oshodi with agberoes, pick pockets and street thugs hiding under the Iyana Ipaja bridge.

Their newest strategy is to steal your phone, and when you call the phone, they'll tell you they bought it from abokey and that you should come and bail it with money but they won't show up physically.

Once you transfer money in a desperate bid to get the phone, you won't hear from them again. You've lost your phone and money.

HowDareU:

I remember Kiniun street ruled by Bomboy. Oshodi was hot o. Those snooker boys that will call you to come play and before you know it you start losing money, especially table tennis. My dad had an office at NAFRC Barracks and every money, army will raid Oshodi and pick area boys. Oshodi of pick pockets and intimidation. Oshodi don't calm. A du pe.

Yea, it's not like it used to be

Thank God

This is the Nigerian version of the Italian Cosa Nostra.

obstead200:


I know bomboy. He is from my village. Infact, his house is opposite my father's house.

After his death, his brothers relocated to the village and introduced thuggery to my village. They control junctions, extort money from motorists, extort money from property developers and grab people's land at will.

Make dem no worry. Their cup go soon full

Una never use youths, vigilante and UGM treat their fucvk up? Una dey dull o.

Shobizz:


The good old days. Lion Junction had their base at Oshodi Road.

1. Bomboy ---- From Amoóka Anambra Just after Uli Center. Bombay later died mysteriously. His death was attributed to a mysterious sore that he had on his legs. Buried in His Home Town Amoóka, Anambra State.
His Brother (Austin)

2. Mufu Shongo --- Wasiu trailer also died mysteriously on his return from Saudi Arabia where he had gone for hajj

3. Oritana ----- Relocate Oshodi after the ROADSIDE MARKET resolved by Gov. Raji Fashola Jan 5th, 2009. Due to his refusal to collabo n serve under MC Oluomo

OSHODI DAY is celebrated every 1st of August. With Series of Fuji Musicians. Staged for Different Junction n Base.

Born n breed in Oshodi Market.
U live Oshodi uno wise. Uno fit wise anywhere

Junction & Base
- Oshodi Road (36 Kiniun)
- Lion Junction - Brown Street
- Araròmi Junction -- Cairo & Banjoko
- Adekoya
- Bolade
- Ojurin another Base - Mosafejo

Austin always come through for us back then

popes001:
Very interesting read. Knew Bomboy back then behind Sam Etnam air force base, Mafoluku. Man even taught so many of us how to jab and punch. RIP to the one and only Bomboy of Oshodi.

He was huge like braun strowman of WWE.His height was scary.

The centre of excellence indeed.

ajagbeseyi:
The story is mix up and if u r born and brought in Oshodi in will know someone gist the person the story here......

Give your own accurate account

RonnieX:
Nice and insightful writeup. Just to correct some few errors for accuracy and aptness of Ur story.

MC Oluomo was not leader of 36 Kiniun. Talo Kibo was the leader (popularly called Obasanjo during his reign as head), Sule Nayam his vice ( called atiku den) before Talo was overthrown with help of MC Oluomo and his Lion junction crew ( Koko zaria etc) then Nayam became head (where he took the alias George Bush). Bomboy headed Lion Junction till his death with the likes of MC Oluomo and Koko Zaria as his subordinates.
Before the eventual "peace accord" between the rival factions in oshodi, 36 Kiniun located in Brown Street and Lion Junction located at Oshodi road had always fought for supremacy, but MC won the battle for Lion Junction cos of his connect and Money. Oshodi one was formed with MC as head and Nayam from 36 kiniun as Vice. Till this day they mark Isese day as the day the peace accord was formed.

Story plenty for Oshodi sha... Gone are those days. Chai.
Growing up in the midst of these guys wasn't easy Sha. Remember watching live battles den from window holes or balcony. Just like mini war �

Those battles was scary as f**k. I remember the Ogunoloko fight also, Ologundudu was killed when his friend gave em his secret.

KingRSHD2:


Peter obi wey no stop killings in the east imo anambra.abi kidnapping na him won stop the one for Lagos agbero

Where your sense dey self

Peter Obi cleaned Anambra of thugs. Go and ask questions. Before Peter Obi, thugs at upper Iweka even stop people and travellers on the road and ask for tax receipts.

Go and listen to pericoma and upper Iweka song, and ask around.

Peter Obi ran thugs at Onitsha out of town. They only came back during drunkard Obiano's tenure. Soludo is now trying to clean up again.

irunoko:
yes you're right my bro.agege in
1995-early 2000s were training grounds and recruitment centres for little and teenage agberos who are now grown and distributed to other locations to constitute menace Till they're killed.

Now what surprises me about the way they operate is that they fight over stupid issues and easily get triggered/angered,quick to betray themselves for money and positions in garages, diabolical and have no value for life.

Around 1997 period in agege I see how they easily get provoked to violent clashes and this is beyond fisticuffs.they use guns and throw charms on each other.

I remember studying/observing them.after harassing roadside traders and busses, they go to local pubs and bars to drink, smoke,get intoxicated, argue about whose boss is more powerful than the other boss till they get provoked to a fight,use bottles to hurt each other till they loose their lives and the cycle goes on


Meanwhile these guys are weaklings.they operate like cultists.they cannot survive alone.they have to move in groups and packs to feel powerful.even female passerby aren't spared from their sexual harassment especially towards 7.30 pm.any woman passing they Hit her buttocks.they don't even care she's moving with her husband, boyfriend, brother or father and if the husband dares protest,the rest of the thugs Will come out from their den and shoot him or hit him with charm ( their common strategy of attacking in agege) till he either becomes an slowpoke or drops dead while the woman is rapedd

I really hope tinubu doesn't win because oshodi,agege, Lagos island and other parts of Lagos Will never be safe.thugs will be raping people's wives in broad daylight and police Will never be able to do anything about it.why do you think street urchins are supporting tinubu? They know if he wins,the Power Will trickle down to them,then they'll have state and federal backing for lawlessness and unlimited violence

You're correct about the rape and sexual harassment. Once it's 7 - 7:30pm, infact once it's getting dark, it's dangerous to move around as a female in those areas. Even hawkers ain't soared nowadays

chaarly:
Hmmm
Was just thinking about how true this is since I don’t stay in Lagos and when I was there, na kirikiri road I For grow and I still small da time. Lol

But I just remembered Teni’s for your case song and I’m not surprised. Read the lyrics!

I go go Oshodi for your case
I go slap agbero for your case
I go call M.C Oluomo, I go report all of dem
I go go Oshodi for your case
I go slap agbero for your case
I go call M.C Oluomo, I go report all of dem

What does that tell you

Peter Obi will stop all these nonsense and ingredients sha

#ObiDatti #Obedient

Which Side For Kirikiri Road? Na my hood be that

Wickedtruths:


Nyamiri, hope you read that Bomboy was actually Igbo?
Your region where your parents trained you well, your parents hide under the ground like cocoyams on Mondays.

The killings wasnt caused by bomboy.Other thugs like the weaker oluomo and co were fighting his loyalists to overthrow him.He was their overall boss.Feared, because of his huge stature.7ft and grab like braun strowman of wwe.Na him dey waka dey extort money from ibo traders then.ibo traders in lagos hates him.

addexx:
Despite being a haven to thuggery, murderers, 419ers, cultists, Yahoo boys, day light prostitutes, Oshodi houses some of the smartest, most industrious and enterprising people in Lagos.

Every oshodite must have his own story of the daily violence that happen here.

Oshodi ain't for the weak.

wat of Ajegunle?

Na we dey supply mile 2 & oshodi manpower.

Revolution2022:
There are 2 army barracks close to oshodi.The ikeja cantonment and charity barrack.All these touts war took place during the military rule and the former military gov,buba marwa was in charge.There was als o a police headquater called the area f close to oshodi.Nobody could subdue them.

What Marwa did not tolerate was their extortionist activities spilling on to the roads to cause traffic as it is the case today. I remember soldiers bundling the now late Saka Saula into a pickup truck at Iyana-Ipaja to Alausa in the '90s. They thrive better under democratic settings. An elderly man once told me that it was the late MKO Abiola who brought these violent motor park unions into politics in the '70s days of NPN/UPN.

anthonyuncle:
am i the only one that was born and bred in lagos that is hearing some of these names for the first time?

not only u.

me that grew up in AJ sef, mid 90s to early 2000s, we dey pass mile 2 go hustle oshodi, we nor knw dis much terror goin on there..

Buh I guess it always takes place at nights.

Shobizz:


The good old days. Lion Junction had their base at Oshodi Road.

1. Bomboy ---- From Amoóka Anambra Just after Uli Center. Bombay later died mysteriously. His death was attributed to a mysterious sore that he had on his legs. Buried in His Home Town Amoóka, Anambra State.
His Brother (Austin)

2. Mufu Shongo --- Wasiu trailer also died mysteriously on his return from Saudi Arabia where he had gone for hajj

3. Oritana ----- Relocate Oshodi after the ROADSIDE MARKET resolved by Gov. Raji Fashola Jan 5th, 2009. Due to his refusal to collabo n serve under MC Oluomo

OSHODI DAY is celebrated every 1st of August. With Series of Fuji Musicians. Staged for Different Junction n Base.

Born n breed in Oshodi Market.
U live Oshodi uno wise. Uno fit wise anywhere

Junction & Base
- Oshodi Road (36 Kiniun)
- Lion Junction - Brown Street
- Araròmi Junction -- Cairo & Banjoko
- Adekoya
- Bolade
- Ojurin another Base - Mosafejo

When Bomboy bought the land to build his private house in Ijegun, the area boys at ijegun did not have any idea who he was because he had kept a low profile. When the workers started clearing the place, those boys came as usual to extort him. He refused and instead called his boys from Oshodi to come to the place. They arrived in 5 molue buses full of boys.
That day, nobody in the whole of Ijegun slept at home.
The bala had to call him and after much begging, he was given the title of Alakosi of Ijegun.
That was where he lived with his only daughter and wife until he died.