Area Boys Elsewhere in Nigeria
- Petty criminals have been labeled as "area boys" in Ibadan, where they control informal markets and are used to advance political causes.
- In the Yankari National Park in Bauchi State, baboons have been referred to as "area boys" because of their troublesome behavior.
- They were cited as a nuisance by the Director of Communications at Airtel in August 2012 because they demanded money to load diesel at the company's Base Transceiver Stations.
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