okay one of my buisness partners want me to go with him to nigeria on a combined buisness and hunting trip, the buisness part i need no help with.
BUT i have been searching like a madman on the net and nobody offers nigeria, this will be a goverment arrangede hunting trip but im getting a little worried when nobody else seems to be offering hunts there.

any and all comments or expirence will be helpfull

peter
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I have two friends who have gone to Nigeria on business trips within the last few years. The main comment both had on returning was that they would never, under any circumstances, return to Nigeria for any reason. Apparently simple things like getting from the airport to a hotel are major undertakings. Neither felt safe at any time during their stay. Both were there less than a week.

Friend of mine works for Shell and goes there twice a year.

When you arrive at the airport there will be a couple of Limo Drivers holding official Shell logo boards.

Rule Number 1: on NO account approach them...they are kidnappers!

When you arrive at the airport there will be a couple of Limo Drivers holding official Shell logo boards with your name on them.

Rule Number 2: on NO account approach them...they are kidnappers! Kidnappers with an insider at Shell.


Your Shell armoured limo and armed escorts will be holding a board with an alpha-numeric code which you have been given.

BA and Virgin air crew are taken to a secure "hotel" to overnight....in an armoured and armed guard bus. The "hotel" has towers, stel doors on rooms, huge walls will razor wire. Basically an nice prison where the crew will be safe from intruders. Needless to say the Lagos route is considered the shortest straw of all!

Anything else you would like to know before you decide to go?

From what I have heard you would have to be 100% mad to go there.

During visits to Nigeria I've talked to a number of people about hunting there and they all say that other than some locals hunting bush meat there isn't any hunting.


Yeah, getting through the airport on arrival is a trip. Extreme patience is required. You need an armed escort going from the airport and going to the airport. And even in the better parts of Lagos, you really don't want to be out after about 8:00 PM without an armed escort. Been there, done that, had the gun in my face.

Last time what should have been about an hour trip to the airport took SIX! hours.

Nigeria is my least favorite place on the planet to go, course I haven't been every where.

Recently i have a client who is serving in the US ARMED FORCES i cannot specify details but he was in NIGERIA and he said it is the hell ,i specifically asked if he saw game and he said no .Juan

If it were me I would not go. It sounds like it is out of control.

Probably best to leave the wife and kids at home then... Oh and make sure your policies are valid!!

Rgds,
FB

First, do not go to Nigeria. I have made a few trips there and will never return.

Second, the only thing to hunt in Nigeria is a safe place to sleep and work, then go home.

Overall, it is a sewer....

Even if you could hunt and you weren't kidnapped in the process, you probably couldn't export anything.

I notice several of the guys here who travel a LOT for work are saying don't go if you can help it. That's pretty sobering advice.

thank you all for the replys, it is a presidental invitation so im gonna wait until the last minute before i deside anything, on the other hand it could be an adventure of a life time.....

we will see when we get closer to departure .

thanks again

peter

Yea..maybe the last one you will ever take!