Unique Places in Nigeria

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I went to Warri to meet my friend's family. I didnt see any of the unrest that is there because of the kidnapping of the oil workers. The people were very friendly and welcoming. There is lots to see and appreciate. One thing is certain, the profits of the oil companys does not go to the people, they have to put up with lack of power, roads that need fixing and general infrastucture that is not there. Yet they are very happy people and seem content with what they have. One thing I must say is that because of the unrest that is there, you must be careful of how you travel while there. I went with local people and felt safe with them.

If you have a chance to see local dancing, don't miss it!
It is absolutely fantastic! It was one of the best shows I've seen in my life!

I would like to thank the First Bank of Nigeria for organizing this show for the delegates.

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At the moment we said goodbye in the border village Sahudi, all the schoolkids were allready at the schoolgrounds, just before the classes should start. They were wearing schooluniforms, like all the schoolkids in Nigeria.

So it was nice for them and us.... we could wave to each other and say goodbye, before we crossed the border to Cameroon.

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After spending the night in Sahudi, the last Nigerian village before the border with Cameroon, the women of the neighbouring huts came to visit us. It was nice to meet them, because we didn't see them the night before at our campsite.

They came to say hello, to look at us, to talk with us and to wish us a safe journey. We thanked them for the hospitability of the village.

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The last night in Nigeria we spent in Sahudi, a small border village east of Biu. We asked permission and could camp near the primaryschool, between the schoolgrounds and some huts, on a dusty, but flat piece of ground.

A lot of kids and some adults from the village came to our ''campsite'' to have a look at us. The local women looked at us from some distance, sitting in front of their huts, visited by many other women from other parts of the village.

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After Mubi we left the tarred roads of Nigeria. For a long time we were not sure, if we had the right track. There was no traffic, we saw only one motorbike.

The track is leading through a wonderful hilly landscape with mountains at the background. The ambinace gave more the feeling of a sunday-afternoon-ride somewhere outdoors in the nature than being en rotue to the border of Cameroon.

Allthough it was not the first bordercrossing in West-Africa for me in the middle of nowhere.

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After Little Gombi, heading east in the direction of the border with Cameroon, we approached a scenic mountaineous area.

At this part of our route -from Little Gombi to Mubi- we had still a tarred road, allthough there were many potholes in the surface. Sometimes the paved road was so bad, that we had to take a parrallel dirt track.

There was still some other traffic too, not much, but there was.. Further we saw a lot of herds of cows along the road and villages with round huts and friendly waving people.

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On our way from Biu to the border of Cameroon we passed Little Gombi. Here we stopped for doing some shopping. At the background of Little Gombi you can see the mountains.

As everywhere in Nigeria the kids were very curious. At the moment many of the kids just returned from school, wearing bright green with yellow uniforms.

Funny, there was also somebody with a huge professional camera, filming us.