Nigeria Off The Beaten Path

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Biu, visit to the compound of Ali Biu.

by sachara

In the weekend we were camping at the ground of Ali Biu, the local governor, just a few kms ourisde the town. He invited some of us to have a look at his compound nearby.Ali Biu showed us his ostriches, goats, sheeps from Sudan, Chad and Nigeria. He had also gooses and peacocks. And told us about his plans, he liked also to keep lions and giraffes.After he showed us his mercedes (for private use) and peugeot (for work) and told about his 20 children and his wives.He offered us an egg of one of his ostriches as present. He signed the shell for memory.Of the contents of the egg we could bake a huge omelet for all of us.

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Biu, we had to stay for the weekend

by sachara

Our driver had malaria and had to stay for the weekend in Biu for treatment and medicines.A few KMs out of the town of Biu we found a place to stay by help of the local governor, Ali Biu. So we could camp on his fenced and guarded ground or the ground of his political party just nearby his own compound, all for free. He arranged that the toilets were fixed for us, his men brought a generator for electricity and he sent even his private driver to bring a doctor and medicines from town, but also to bring softdrinks and beer from the local barracks of the army.A real great hospitability and generosity!

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Biu, water supply

by sachara

Between the parking lot of our truck and the mainroad in the centre of Biu I saw this place for watersupply around a central watertap.There were a lot of carts around, filled with plastic containers for water to spread them in the town. In these dry areas of the country the watersupply is very important.

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Biu, the huge mosque as landmark

by sachara

Biu in the north east of Nigeria has one long main-road. The side-roads are mostly unpaved. Everywhere in Biu you can see the huge minarets of the mosque as land mark.There was not much to see or do in Biu. Some small shops, streetstalls and one internetcafe (with almost all the time the server down). Most people were sitting in the shade, friendly greeting, but also curious about me, walking along their street. Motortaxi drivers were gathering around their motorbikes and people were fetching water in plastic containers. These were the activities I saw around midday.

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Biu, a very long lunchstop.

by sachara

We had a long lunchstop in Biu of three hours. Our driver needed to take some rest and to go the clinic for a check-up, because he had fever.Biu is a town about 600 KM east of Abuja and not far from the border with Cameroon, only 160 KM.We had a nice parking place in the shade of some trees opposite an official building with the minarets of a huge mosque at the background.

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Mokwa, stop for shopping

by sachara

North of Ilorin, after crossing the river Niger, we had a stop in Mokwa for shopping. Along the road were some small shops and streetstalls, where we could find the vegetables, bread and other food we wanted. It was a lively and crowded town.From Mokwa you can reach the Nature Reserve of Borgu near the Kainji Dam, 115 KM to the north-west.

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Mokwa, streetvendors

by sachara

During our shopstop in Mokwa, on the Ilorin- Kaduna Road, a lot of streetvendors were around, like almost in every town or village, where we made a stop.The rather young girls were selling small bags of water and all kind of snacks, bearing their trade on plates or in buckets on their heads.

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Crossing the Niger

by sachara

70 KM north of Ilorin, between Jebba and Mokwa, we crossed the river the Niger. It was a nice viewat the river in the early morning sun, looking at the railway bridge and the north bank. I realized that it was allready 15 years ago that I saw this river for the last time.... in Mali.

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Nsukka Goats-Nigeria

by Toyin

This sleepy head was caught napping in the market area of Nsukka market, she was so relaxed, despite all the human noisy activities all around the market area. I doubt if this coconut head slept through the night.

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by Simon57

I stayed here last year - my old mate WHIPPY was working out here for some company (think it was called PBS Ltd) and he loved it over here - said everythign was really cheap.A friend from Uni, Jon Kamara, grew up here and was able to help tell me really cool bars to visit - all I can say is "Unbelievable Jon!"

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