₦airaland Forum

There was a time when being Yoruba meant something. It meant intellect, industry, and innovation. It meant producing great minds in all aspects of life. But today, we witness a slow, deliberate erosion of that legacy.

The Yoruba political elite have discovered a dangerous truth: an educated population is harder to manipulate. So, what did they do? They crippled education, and turned knowledge into a privilege instead of a right.

Instead of raising critical thinkers, they are raising political foot soldiers, àgbèrò, whose only job is to protect their masters’ interests.

Originally, Agbero simply meant a bus conductor, a young man who helped fill up public transport vehicles in motor parks. It was a humble, informal job for survival.

But when politics got involved, it became something else. In the 1980s, during the military era, politicians began using Agbero as political thugs. They needed enforcers to intimidate opponents, rig elections, and control street politics.

By the 1990s, Agbero had formed a cartel. They were no longer just thugs; they had become a political force, wielding influence that surpassed traditional rulers in some areas.

And when democracy returned in 1999, they fully infiltrated the system. They collect illegal levies in broad daylight. They intimidate traders. They disrupt elections. They enforce the will of their political sponsors. And yet, they walk freely.

The worst part? They are now entering politics themselves. Some of these àgbèrò lords are winning elections. Many have become LG Chairmen, Councillors, and even lawmakers. They have climbed from bus stops to political seats.

They have also entered key government institutions. They are in the police, CBN, port authorities, and more. Their children are in top universities abroad, preparing to take over leadership positions.

Like in the film The Departed, they have completely infiltrated the system. You think you are dealing with a politician? You are dealing with an Agbero in disguise.

Some people still believe that Agbero will one day be banned. That is a foolish dream. You cannot ban what feeds the system. Agbero generates billions for the political elite. Even local governments depend on them for revenue.

Any governor that tries to remove them is removed. Ambode attempted to reform the system. He was kicked out before he could run for a second term. Politicians empower these men with money and weapons, turning them into war machines for elections. And after the elections? They are left to roam the streets, collecting ‘taxes’ from innocent citizens and terrorizing communities.

And what happens when a society rewards thuggery? The educated elite, the real thinkers, start leaving. Brain drain increases. The best Yoruba minds are now in Canada, the UK, and the US, while àgbèrò run things back home.

The Rise of Agbero Yoruba Dialect
There was a time when speaking Yoruba carried a certain elegance, a rich sophistication that reflected the depth of our culture.

The aristocratic Yoruba spoken in Ibadan, Ijebu, and Lagos high society was refined, poetic, and full of wit. It was the language of the educated elite, traders, and philosophers.

Today, that Yoruba is fading, replaced by the coarse, vulgar, and aggressive Agbero dialect. Go to any Lagos motor park, and you will hear it, loud, fast, and filled with unnecessary slang, curses, and distorted words.

Unfortunately, this Agbero Yoruba is what the younger generation is adopting. Even in entertainment, Nollywood and Afrobeats are now exporting it as the mainstream Yoruba.
"Èdè la fi dá ilé, èdè la fi ń bá ilé je." (Language builds a home; language also destroys it.)

When a language loses its refinement, a culture loses its dignity. The Yoruba identity is being dragged down by this street-infused dialect. It is almost as if speaking proper Yoruba is now considered "too posh" or "too bookish."

But language is power. The moment we start speaking like Agbero, we start thinking like Agbero. And when we think like Agbero, we become Agbero. This is how the culture spreads, through the mind first, before it takes over every other part of society.

A Final Warning
If we continue on this path, Yoruba children of the future will grow up thinking àgbèrò culture is Yoruba culture. They will believe that loudness is wisdom, that force is leadership, and that education is unnecessary. We must not let that happen.

We must return to omolúàbí values. We cannot let àgbèrò redefine what it means to be Yoruba. Our culture must be about intelligence, innovation, and respect, not street violence, political servitude, and other 'ronu' antics.

"The Yoruba political elite have discovered a dangerous truth: an educated population is harder to manipulate. So, what did they do? They crippled education, and turned knowledge into a privilege instead of a right.

The moment we start speaking like Agbero, we start thinking like Agbero. And when we think like Agbero, we become Agbero..."

A Final Warning

If we continue on this path, Yoruba children of the future will grow up thinking àgbèrò culture is Yoruba culture. They will believe that loudness is wisdom, that force is leadership, and that education is unnecessary. We must not let that happen.

We must return to omolúàbí values. We cannot let àgbèrò redefine what it means to be Yoruba. Our culture must be about intelligence, innovation, and respect, not street violence, political servitude, and other 'ronu' antics..

helinues:
This is pure bunkum.....

Racoon:
By the 1990s, Agbero had formed a cartel. They were no longer just thugs; they had become a political force, wielding influence that surpassed traditional rulers in some areas.

And when democracy returned in 1999, they fully infiltrated the system. They collect illegal levies in broad daylight. They intimidate traders. They disrupt elections. They enforce the will of their political sponsors. And yet, they walk freely.

The worst part? They are now entering politics themselves. Some of these àgbèrò lords are winning elections. Many have become LG Chairmen, Councillors, and even lawmakers. They have climbed from bus stops to political seats.

They have also entered key government institutions. They are in the police, CBN, port authorities, and more. Their children are in top universities abroad, preparing to take over leadership positions.

helinues:
...List the names of the leaders who have been encouraging Agbero In South West

Racoon:
-MC Oluomo is the by-force of arms NURTW chairman. His children are schooling abroad.

-Kekemeke in Ondo State has been given board appointment by Tinubu.

-Mudashiru Obasa is the next challenger for the seat in Lagos.

-Tony Kabaka is revenue collector in Edo state today

helinues:
How you come you omitted the Agbero's from South East?

Racoon:
Please name them so that we can collectively shame them.

helinues:
Who are the people responsible for this?

Racoon:
@bolareal

https://x.com/bolazeal/status/1895500997705011479?t=tgErnWKmnlQAD4FpbRJz2Q&s=19[/quote]They will definitely regret it in future but it will be too late, Tinubu has destroyed and castrated the Yoruba land

Racoon:
Identify them by their names because all those who tried it collect wotoporously. Uba brothers, Orji Uzor Kalu, Ekweremadu. We don't hero worship any drug baron and Baba soope nonsense.

Are you happy with Obasa's brigandage and gangsterism at the LASHA? Why are the SW leaders of thought not talking? But nah SE be una concern. Even you self nah wetin the druggie akanbi talk una dey wait.

helinues:
This is pure bunkum..

The rise of Agbero's? With this internet age.

The Agbero activities in South West have been curtailed to some extent even though there are still more to do.

Agbero that used to take over motor park every month

mrvitalis:
Lmaooo South West is the only region in Nigeria where touts have significant influence in election or even governance

MC olomo can only happen in South West
What's that Ibadan own can only happen in South West

Bus drivers n conductors? Lmaooo funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣... Thank goodness I don't live in South West jor because I go burst person head straight up

helinues:
How you come you omitted the Agbero's from South East?

mrvitalis:
There is no agbero in South East that can grow such wings.. Impossible

helinues:
Agbero's can never be notorious like UGM. They can never grow such wings in South West

helinues:
True

MC Oluomo must be the one responsible for all these daily receipts in Anambra state

helinues:
This is pure bunkum..

The rise of Agbero's? With this internet age.

The Agbero activities in South West have been curtailed to some extent even though there are still more to do.

Agbero that used to take over motor park every month

mrvitalis:
Lmaooo no he is not

But we won't allow people who do grew wings like MC olomo

Hope u get now

helinues:
If ordinary illiterate kids can impose sit at home which all the people in the region must abide to, now imagine how notorious the Agbero's in the region would be.

Are the Lagos Agbero's paying up to the attached daily ticket compared to Anambra state? What's the population of commuters in Anambra state that the Agbero's are issuing up to 10 daily tickets?

Fear can never make the drivers in Anambra state to speak out. And the indigenes are not even interested about the events at home. The solutions in una possession are only applicable to others

Bobloco:
How far with your weekly 'Owo mi da' market royalties collections. Hope you are remitting accordingly

helinues:
If ordinary illiterate kids can impose sit at home which all the people in the region must abide to, now imagine how notorious the Agbero's in the region would be.

Are the Lagos Agbero's paying up to the attached daily ticket compared to Anambra state? What's the population of commuters in Anambra state that the Agbero's are issuing up to 10 daily tickets?

Fear can never make the drivers in Anambra state to speak out. And the indigenes are not even interested about the events at home. The solutions in una possession are only applicable to others

Saltinny:
What an incoherent gibberish, dude you are destroying your ancestral land with agberos all over south west region, Mc Oluomo and boys, Auxiliary and his boy in Ibadan, should i continue with the rest south west states? i hope you are not of them spit

Odin13:
On nairaland … they don’t hide it .. they will just come at you insulting , abusing , cursing and yet claim sophisticated 🤭🤣

Agbero has taken over Yoruba land and it’s a deep stain that can’t be clean for ages. Check out even their young ones .

Truth is that 75% of Yoruba kids are school drop outs . Education is history in Yoruba land that’s the real fact . Quick money has taken over and hardwork has been replaced with agbero , owomida , yahoo, . other negatives has replaced good .

If not for the fact that they practice socialism and not feudal
Niger would have been a million times better .. even at it presently

Yoruba need to look inwards . In the late 80’s there was this about them .. as educated and elites

But today .. hahahahahahahaha… Tinubu has turned it to suit his greed and personal ambition .. they now worship funds .. and hail anyone who gives them to eat..

If not checked . With what we Nigerians are seeing in yorubaland with our eyes and not stories .. what will be of this tribe in next 10 years
Their states and villages are deserted and still lives in 60”s .. culture is abused and reformed for money
Anyways .. personally I wish them whatever they wish themselves

mrvitalis:
Not even allah can impose sit at home on igbos them never born am well

Igbos sit at home when we want to..... In the last 18 months since IPOB ended sit at home

Sit at home happens mostly in your mind of what you wish for igbos

Back to the top.. There can never be an MC olomo in South East... It's impossible
An uneducated tout having opinions Lmaooo