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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Governor had previously taken a strong stance against individuals wearing dreadlocks within Niger State, instructing security officers to arrest such persons and impose a fine on them.

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has directed security operatives to arrest anyone wearing dreadlocks. Governor Bago issued the directive during a security meeting held in Minna on Tuesday.

In a controversial move aimed at addressing the growing insecurity in Niger State, Governor Umar Bago has ordered security agents to arrest individuals spotted with dreadlocks or wearing weavons ...

Niger State Governor Umar Bago has ordered the arrest of individuals sporting dreadlocks in Minna, the state capital. The directive was issued during Tuesday’s high-level stakeholders ...

The ban, effective immediately, is intended to address rising violence and gang activities within the state capital. The Governor of Niger State, Umar Mohammed Bago, has directed security agencies ...