Nigeria, so many people have a bad view of people from this place, a typical example of the minority taring the majority, but for the few interent scammers, and fraudsters who use the country as a safe haven, you really should look beyond the cloak!
Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the south. The capital city is Abuja.
The country itself harbours many dangers, and as man who tends not to pay danger money to the would be mafia style hi-jackers who stop your jeep and threaten you with a sharpened coke can, I take most of them with a pinch of salt.
Sure, if the gangs dont get you, the Malaria ridden mosquito will, heres praying the gangs carry anti malarial tablets.
Im quite de sensitised to the gory sites that man has produced over the years, but even I found it shocking to find a corpse of some guy, minus his hands, rotting away in a back alley, obviously a thief who couldnt stop the bleeding in time, or couldnt pull his health insurance card out from his wallet.
To avoid this sort of outcome, it really is best to go around armed to the teeth with a wad of dollar bills (Throw them in the air, and run) and of course a 9mm pistol, oh, oh, I nearly forgot, and dont try to step out of line too!
Flying into LagosAirport, once through customs (Oh the power of a British Passport!) you are innundated with Taxi drivers, all offering you a \"Special Price my friend\", specially high indeed, my way around this in every country I enter is to reply, \"Ah yes, my friend, my good friend, it is many years since I have seen you! How is my wife\" this simply confuses them, and they soon go away.
Its best to hire a vehicle if you can, and avoid the death trap that comes from the roller coaster ride in some old trabant style car thats older than the drivers Granny !
One of the majorly noticeable things about this country is how many people there are, its totally packed to the brim, and overflowing too.
Aparently It is the most densely populated country in Africa.
Lagos is in the south of Nigeria, and by the coast, so, what do I do, well, no more planes for me, lets drive North, and then East a bit.
A few days down the line I came to the town of Undogo, near to Bali.
This pure cespit of a town, with its \"Greet Weestern Lotel\" as its spelt has no charm about it whatsoever, and on several occasions locals with AK47s paid me and my crew a visit asking for money. Within a day or so, the Army turned up, not to protect us, but to ask us for money too. I paid, knowing the army actually gives their soldiers a few bullets. All problems stopped, apart from our translator going AWOL, never to be seen again!
Years of military rule, corruption, and mismanagement have hampered economic activity and output in Nigeria and continue to do so, despite the restoration of democracy and subsequent economic reform.
Like many African coutries, Nigeria is populated with resourceful people who will make a dime out of anything, including you!
A word to the wise, Homosexuality is strictly forbidden in this country (It doest help that most of the guys with me are Gay) so everything has to be in the closet, again, we learnt the hard way after some Tusker bear, a kiss followed by the spanish inquesition by some guy claiming to be a Police Chief (No, I diddnt do the kissing!).
Generally, most people here are happy go lucky, and as always, the kids are simply adorable, so long as you throw them a few shillings.
The food is great, the culture in some parts is well worth filming, but so is the tough rough side, it certainly is about time someone sorted the place out!
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Your best review yet of those I have read (realise I have some catching to do) and worth an E. As I mentioed in your guestbook I am heading to Nigeria for a visit before long so will need to set out my own take at some point. Meanwhile what I would ask is whether you have a few of your best pictures (you refer to photography towards your conclusion but I do not know if you had a camera there but if so...). Would also be interested in your flight out.
ScottishWestie 20.11.2007 21:05
Fantastic review, can't see me visiting this place on my own for a quiet week though!!!!
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Advantages: Hospitable people, Interesting tourist attractions to see, Potential business opportunities Disadvantages: Lack of publicity, Incorrect Image, Ignored tourism potential
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