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If god created a hell on earth I fould it

by williamusa324u

Nigeria is a dangerous dirty place. I was there for 2 years and was sick all the time. I had glads I never thought existed in ones body. Food was something I have never seen before. The Nigerians eat something they call garrey. Its a greasy pasty looking something that I was unable to determine what it was made out of. The poverty level is incredible with many people hungry in the streets. the roads and traffic is almost unbearable. Although generally the people are very friendly and seem like people from USA and Europe they still have an aggressive way about them. I dont recommend walking to far in the daytime and never at night. At this time there is a severe struggle between the government and armed bandits in the river delta area. They often drill into oil pipelines trying to steal the oil causing pipeline explosions. Also they often try to steal copper wire from live transformers...

Be smart in Nigeria

by JudithAkins

I have just come back from 2 1/2 weeks in Nigeria. Lagos and Ibadan. Roads are a challenge - so dont plan to travel too far. Avoid public transport. You need to be street smart to survive them. Private car will come with a driver. My driver and security guards were brilliant and stongly recommend. Word of mouth recommendation is the only way to get anything in Nigeria, and the only way to avoid trouble. There are no big tour companies - only private contractors. I am happy to pass on the contacts if you want to contact me. You will need to have a visa, and yellow fever vaccine and take maleria tabs to prevent. Prevention is critical. Medical care is really poor standard. Plan to eat only local food and drink only bottled water. The people are happy and develop a strong bond of friendship - if you are open and let this happen.

An exiting place to grow up

by daarth

Nigeria was an exiting place to grow up. I will not attempt to write a travel guide as this was many year ago.For those of you old enough to remember the Biafra war, it was the first war with total media cover from the international media. For a kid 7 years old, it was an experience never to be forgot. At the worst we had the front 50 km from our home. We had the offer of evacuation, but later in life, I have often wondered about the Nigerians. They never had anywhere to go.Before the war, I had many great experiences and I hope to take my family back sometime to see the country today. Some day (if I get inspired) I will attempt to write a few funny stories.(Read about my monkey in my Siera Leone page)(note to self: move this to travelogue)

School building
Bauchi, entrance of the town

by sachara

The entrance (and exit) of the town centre of Bauchi, as of many other towns in the region, are marked with nice gates. These gates have a big entrance in the middle for the cars, buses and trucks and two smaller ones at both sides for the pedestrians. I liked the local architecture and the colours of these gates.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauchi

Bauchi, entrance of the town
Ilorin, lively streets

by sachara

From Abeokuta we drove to Ilorin, a town about 285 KM north-east of Lagos. Ilorin is a gateway city between the north and south of Nigeria, economically and culturally.Allthough it is situated in Yoruba-land, Ilorin has also a strong Muslim influence. We arrived in the town at dusk. At that moment the streets were very lively. A lot of people were around in the marketstreets and around the streetstalls we passed. The enthusiastic people along the road in Ilorin.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilorin

lively streets
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Ibadan, citycentre

by sachara

Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, is an enormous city, 125 KM north of Lagos.We passed this Yoruba city of about 8 million inhabitants on our way from Abeokuta to Ilorin and Abuja. In the citycentre was a lot of traffic and traffic jam, so it took us some time to cross this sprawling city from west to east.There is not much to see in Ibadan. There are a few markets, the University of Ibadan and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Interesting, because I studied myself at an Agricultural University with a international and tropical section.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadan

Ibadan, traffic jam
Bauchi. " How are you? Welcome!''

by sachara

During our long lunchstay in Bauchi especially the kids were very curious and friendly. They looked at us freely and asked "How are you?" or said ''You're welcome'' and they liked to chat with us a little. All the friendly people and kids we met in Bauchi and everywhere along the road in the towns and villages, we visited.

Kids in Bauchi
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Bauchi, streetscene at lunchtime

by sachara

In Bauchi we had a convenient lunchstop. I bought some food in the streetstalls and had lunch outside in the street. At that time a lot of people were buying some snacks, sitting just along the sidewalks, chatting with each other and looking at what was happening in the street. The same like I did. The relaxed atmosphere.

Bauchi, at lunchtime
Bauchi, streetstalls

by sachara

In the streets around the central market in Bauchi were a lot of streetstalls. It looked like the whole towncentre was one big shoppingcentre, selling eggs, soft drinks, fruits like oranges and bananas, bread, sweets, biscuits and much more.I bought some food in these streetstalls for having lunch in the truck, because it was my turn to watch the truck this day.

Bauchi, streetstalls
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Bauchi, it's crowded at the marketplace

by sachara

During our lunchstop in Bauchi it was very crowded in front of the the central market. I really enjoyed to look at all the people around, like the many streetvendors, the motortaxi drivers, the curious children or just in general all the people, just being around for shopping or something else.

Bauchi, in front of the central market

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