unlike d oda lady who squats with a guy or friends... my case was a lil funny,adventurous and indeed an experience I wil Neva forget.
born and brot up in d north, schooled in d north BT as destiny had it I got a job last yr in d fct,full of excitement until it occurred to me DAT accommodation in abj is sumtn else so as a guy I told myself life goes on...
in d course of my documentation I stayed wit a friend in maitama ,left for Kd afterwards.
so in other not to be a liability to anyone cos I ave always bn an independent mind.I arranged wit a friend on accommodation bfr I assume office fully.
GETTING ACCOMMODATION
jus like d previous op stated that there are more empty houses than occupied ones in d fct.
we met a security man at garki,arranged with him jus a room (bq) jus to sleep n wakeup,goto work wknds cos there is possibility that d house agents can come at anytime for inspection I travel on Fridays back home then return to work monday .so I CNT spend d wknd in d house,who knows cos I don't kno anywhr and no friends close by to go visit so I ave that fear I may be caught.I sleep in fear every night praying to God to help me leave there quietly til I ave enof money to rent a place.I also fear fr d security also cos if I gt caught he can be fired.sometimes I close and reach my illegal apartment by 3pm or so..because its too early I ave to stay outside til its dark b4 I can enta to settle for d day.in some cases I stroll to there gardens to gt a soft drink,sipping n taking my time til its getting dark b4 I go.

in anoda case,I try making friends wit most of d security men sodat I kno watsup wit d area,sodat they don't see me as a spy or sumtn.I advice them abt life .I gave them hope.made them understand they can still make it in life.told them my story...how I made it too.
HOW I SURVIVED D SECURITY MAN
1.I foot all d bills,waterboard,macleans,provision, I buy him bread when ever m coming bk from my home to fct,
2.I pay d security man 10k every month.
note I stayed fr jus 3months.

3.I made him my friend sodat we don't ave any issues,and I always pray at night bfr I sleep sodat we don't ave any issues.

4.I wakeup up as early as 5am ,prepare myself and stay outside d house though inside my car,waiting fr 7am bfr I move to work.
5.because I CNT cook I always buy food or take tea fr these periods.

6.because its not my house I only ave a single blanket and my pillow inside d boot of my car which I use to spread to sleep on d floor.and as early as 5am I fold it back inside my car boot.
7.sometimes even after gaining access to d house I ave to seat inside d compound jus to make sure nobody is coming to check or inspect d house cause it happened to me once,and since then I became cautious.
8.because he knows am around,d security guy goes out to flirt also and come late.

MY FUN TIME
the only time I ave fun was Tuesdays and Wednesday during the uefa champions league, as a barca fan I watch all d matches jus to while away time.trust me not all d matches are interesting:apology to chealsea fans,una match boring.d only part I enjoyed was wen Mikel scored a goal against PSG.choi.

How I got My apartment
As God destined it.my money was ready and I wit d help of a colleague in office went around town,a safe distance from my office and got an apartment.
LEAVING d SECURITY GUY

Cos he's comfortable d way I foot all his bills he didn't want me to go.I had to form a lie DAT m travelling home and maybe if I gt d money m looking fr I will try n gt a new place.
he wasn't convinced sha.. d next week I called him to inform him abt my new place n I promised I was coming to tank him n say goodbye officially.. no mind me until now I Neva show..
maybe u guys can learn sumtn from my experience also.
DNT MIND SUM OF MY BLUNDERS OO.jus trying to express my innate roughly

Ok...Leme sleep. Will read in the morning

Nice one there...What an experience!!!
In another news..... I am also in need of accommodation somewhere close to town. I am ready to pay as long as the money wont be above 150k,even if it is a BQ. Note: I want somewhere close and easily accessible enough to wuse zone 4. Help a brother in need,salary wont be dropping until after 3 months, so no much money to waste on transport from far place. Thanks in advance.

Curiouscat:
Nice one there...What an experience!!!
In another news..... I am also in need of accommodation somewhere close to town. I am ready to pay as long as the money wont be above 150k,even if it is a BQ. Note: I want somewhere close and easily accessible enough to wuse zone 4. Help a brother in need,salary wont be dropping until after 3 months, so no much money to waste on transport from far place. Thanks in advance.

anywhr close to town shud range BTW 300k to 400 or upward.so ur budget shud b reviewed