awawa boys and girls terrorise Agege community

Just waylaid by boys and girls between ages 10 and 14 and demanding your belongings!
Incredible no, it is true. A visit to Agege Local Government Area of Lagos will convince you that it is for real and leave you with your mouth agape.
Life in Agege has not been the same for some months now, because of the nefarious activities of the minors.
They have formed themselves into groups, snatching money, handsets, and harassing people at secluded places.
Addressing a stakeholders’ forum on security yesterday at the council secretariat, the chairman, Jubreel AbdulKareem, lamented the menace of the minors.
In attendance were religious leaders, marketers, Neighbourhood Watchers, policemen, members of Community Development Committees (CDC) and youth organisations, among others.
Some of these boys and girls, AbdulKareem said, are not matured but what they are doing is more than what a matured person can do. “They are under 18; 15 years, 16 years even 14 including those that are still in primary schools. So, when they are being apprehended, you wonder what the police are doing with these young children and whereas, what they are doing is beyond their level, he said.”
He gave the names of their groups and signs as Federal boys – tattoo guns on their bodies; Omi Oju boys-three marks on their faces, Awawa boys and girls-tattoo on their ankles; and State boys-tattoo gun on their back.
He urged parents to monitor their children and the friends they keep.
AbdulKareem said: “Whoever has these signs should desist from it; we should warn our children before they are caught by the security agencie. We cannot afford to allow these boys and girls make our community unlivable.
“We have made some arrests but the security people look at them as underage, they release them but they continued to wreak havoc on the community hiding under the pretence of being underage.”
Olu of Agege Oba Kamilu Isiba called on the populace to be security conscious.
Oba Isiba urged the public to report suspicious characters or movement to the security agencies.
Divisional Police Officer, Isokoko Police Division Oliver Amaechi warned those involved in criminal activities to desist or face the law’s wrath.
Amaechi enjoined people to provide evidence when lodging report.