Less than 24 hours after directing security agents to arrest individuals wearing dreadlocks in Minna, the state capital, Niger State governor, Umar Bago said those with businesses and investment ...

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has reversed his controversial directive ordering the arrest of individuals with dreadlocks, following widespread backlash from the public and civil rights advocates.

Bago explained that the misinterpretation stemmed from a specific style associated with hooliganism, not dreadlocks in general. He extended a warm invitation to law-abiding citizens with ...

Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has reversed his earlier order directing security agents to arrest individuals with dreadlocks in Minna, the state capital, following widespread backlash from the ...

Ace Nigerian musician Daddy Showkey has criticised the Niger State governor, Umar Bago, for ordering security operatives to arrest any individuals with dreadlocks. DAILY POST reports that Governor ...

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Veteran Nigerian musician, John Asiemo, aka Daddy Showkey, has criticised Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, over his controversial directive to arrest individuals wearing dreadlocks in the state ...

SaharaReporters had on Tuesday reported that the governor instructed security agencies to arrest anyone wearing dreadlocks across the state, linking the hairstyle to rising insecurity and cult ...

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Some policemen stationed at checkpoints leading into Minna, the Niger State capital, have been accused of extorting travelers and forcibly cutting their dreadlocks, despite Governor Umaru Mohammed ...