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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by FuckAllTheMODs: 2:46pm On Feb 15, 2020
Lol, if a stranger can survive with all those keke drivers in the north that can't speak even pidgin, then a stranger can survive anywhere in the south.

See this one that is coming from the most unsafe region in the country is complaining about the safest regions in the country.

What an irony!

The only thing you should worry about is going to the market as a JJC(first timer), this is obtainable in every major market of the country and outside the country, so it is normal.

Be smart, don't act as a newbie, don't be too smart.
Check qualities or check prices in a number of shops before settling for a good.

Confirm the number or quantity of your goods before it is being packed or sealed and make sure you're there to monitor it.
While on transit with the good(s), don't loose guard (na everywhere this one dey happen too, so na normal thing)
The main thing should be mindful of is the price, quality and quantity.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Bbbwings: 2:47pm On Feb 15, 2020
Op is funny
Are you safe in bokkos?

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by omoadeleye(m): 2:47pm On Feb 15, 2020
You are from North self
Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by okpalaAnambra: 2:47pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
Hello Nairalanders, I will be traveling to the Southern part of the Country for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in the North Central, Plateau state to be precise.

I will be traveling to Aba to buy some goods for a Client, initially I was planning to move to Port-Harcourt, then from there enter Aba and Onitsha after I'm done with shopping I will move back to Port-Harcourt and take a Bus back home.

Now the issue here is I have never travelled to the South, a lot of people here are telling me that there's no security, even lodging is not safe because EFCC might raid the lodge anytime. And the Streets are also not safe.

Pls Nairalanders in port and Aba should recommend a good and safe area for me. I was told keke and bus drivers don't usually speak English na so so language dem dey speak.

Help a brother pls.
Shut up..for Una north dem Sabi any other thing except Hausa... nonsense

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Onlinefarmstore: 2:47pm On Feb 15, 2020
aba is not south.... to an extent south east, please your best bet it's to use your decent sense, mingle with hausas more and only relate to trusted persons....... You can come down to onithsa then take a bus to aba via peace mass or you go directly to aba. the luxury park at gada biu handles both routes. abeg delete all bank statements from phone, and two better blend well

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by eyinjuege: 2:48pm On Feb 15, 2020
I'm more worried about you going to the market alone. Don't behave like a JJC , and also try and pretend you know the correct price of the things you've come to buy. Go to several shops before deciding.
Secondly, hope you know the original from the fake of what you want to buy. Otherwise, you will enter one chance cheesy
Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by awa(m): 2:50pm On Feb 15, 2020
Your post is an insult to the sensitivity of people in the South. Someone staying all his life, possibly in North Central Region coming here to make noise about security in Aba and PH. My dude stay back in your Jtown and buy your goods there oooo simple

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Dollabiz: 2:50pm On Feb 15, 2020
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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Mazk: 2:50pm On Feb 15, 2020
ideabuilder:
Avoid moving around at night, our brothers in the east are ritual killers.
you mean West?

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by fippycbk(m): 2:52pm On Feb 15, 2020
jamesversion:
Port Harcourt is easily the most cosmopolitan city in Nigeria. The standard language is Pidgin with little or no local slang. Either you're speaking Pidgin or Simple and correct English.

Na for Aba Dem go first use Igbo welcome you. but if you speak Pidgin or English, everyone understands.

Laughing at "with little or no local slang"

Aboy, you don live for Port Harcourt so?

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by anonimi: 2:53pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
Hello Nairalanders, I will be traveling to the Southern part of the Country for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in the North Central, Plateau state to be precise.

I will be traveling to Aba to buy some goods for a Client, initially I was planning to move to Port-Harcourt, then from there enter Aba and Onitsha after I'm done with shopping I will move back to Port-Harcourt and take a Bus back home.

Now the issue here is I have never travelled to the South, a lot of people here are telling me that there's no security, even lodging is not safe because EFCC might raid the lodge anytime. And the Streets are also not safe.

Pls Nairalanders in port and Aba should recommend a good and safe area for me. I was told keke and bus drivers don't usually speak English na so so language dem dey speak.

Help a brother pls.

Is north central safe

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by lastchild: 2:54pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
Hello Nairalanders, I will be traveling to the Southern part of the Country for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in the North Central, Plateau state to be precise.

I will be traveling to Aba to buy some goods for a Client, initially I was planning to move to Port-Harcourt, then from there enter Aba and Onitsha after I'm done with shopping I will move back to Port-Harcourt and take a Bus back home.

Now the issue here is I have never travelled to the South, a lot of people here are telling me that there's no security, even lodging is not safe because EFCC might raid the lodge anytime. And the Streets are also not safe.

Pls Nairalanders in port and Aba should recommend a good and safe area for me. I was told keke and bus drivers don't usually speak English na so so language dem dey speak.

Help a brother pls.
am in aba, first of all you don't from aba to pH to enter bus traveling your way rather from ph people enter aba to enter bus to anywhere, aba is safe and onitsha too

Welcome to my city

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by awa(m): 2:54pm On Feb 15, 2020
okpalaAnambra:

Shut up..for Una north dem Sabi any other thing except Hausa... nonsense

Don't mind the guy. I think he just want to trend here and he is trending. Imagine the rubbish one moderator move to front page... I spit on the bias and tribalism in Naija

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Zephyr1: 2:55pm On Feb 15, 2020
Don't believe all you read online. South East, South West and South South are far safer than North. Avoid night movement as others posted earlier. Avoid 'notice me' dressing. Just blend in.

It's surprising how most southern people badmouth their region on security when it's North that's generally known to be unsafe.

It's rare to find someone of middle age or younger in the south that doesn't speak or understand pidgin or good English.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by anonimi: 2:58pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
Sunnymatey.

I'm presently in the NE, Borno state. There is a project i'm handling over there. Please can you recommend good areas in Aba where i will be free from touts?

I was told that Effc raids hotels anyhow in those areas, as a young guy i have to be careful now.

There are websites for reviewing and booking hotels in Nigeria. Look at them thoroughly with your concerns in mind.
The receptionist is also supposed to provide you reliable information and people that may cost you a bit more but with a higher degree of reliability.
Security does not come cheap and should not be compromised because of stinginess.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by awa(m): 2:58pm On Feb 15, 2020
[quote author=lastchild post=86673472]am in aba, first of all you don't from aba to pH to enter bus traveling your way rather from ph people enter aba to enter bus to anywhere, aba is safe and onitsha too

Welcome to my city [/quote

Last Child, do you really think this one is coming to buy anything or visiting Aba or PH, the guy just came here to fool himself. If Aba and PH are not safer than his Fulani captured Jtown, then he should be asking his people who made Aba unsafe... Onye Iberibe dey ask questions

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by TruthSpeaker: 3:01pm On Feb 15, 2020
KILL THAT FEAR, WHERE YOU ARE ISN’T BETTER OFF IN ANY WAY. YOU SAID YOU LIVE IN PLATEAU STATE WHERE HERDS MEN OR ISLAMIC DUDES SLAY PEOPLE FREQUENTLY BAH?
AFTER ALL THIS DUST YOU ARE RAISING, HOPE THE SHOPPING YOU’RE GOING TO DO IS WORTH 10 MILLION NAIRA? MAKE E NOR BE SAY NAH 150,000 NAIRA SHOPPING SPREE YOU DEY VOICE LIKE SEY YOU BE DANGOTE ON A BUSINESS TRIP.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Jonovo98: 3:01pm On Feb 15, 2020
Guy am living in Aba nothing is happening
If you need a guard line check my signature
Contact me I will volunteer my self for you
You are welcome.08065118132

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by mvem(m): 3:02pm On Feb 15, 2020
AMvanquish:
We'll be careful. My In-law shuttles from Kano to Aba to buy stuff for his business. He says he keeps his head down and speaks only English and pidgin and keeps speaking Hausa to a minimum due to some natives over there looking at him suspiciously and a few times have tried been aggressive with him when they learnt he speaks Hausa. Based on his experience. Just get there , do your business and get out asap.
This is not true. No one harasses you for being Hausa down south...There are a lot of hausa communities down south, no one will harass or stigmatize you for being Hausa...moreover there are many Igbos that understand and speak hausa because of businesses they do up north or have lived in the North

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Boyooosa(m): 3:04pm On Feb 15, 2020
chiiraq802:

Oga dey your dey for NC, abi, no major market for alahausa.
U're not welcomed in the South, esp. PH city.
E be like say something dey worry your head ba?
Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by MedicH: 3:06pm On Feb 15, 2020
If you're coming on the road I'm not sure if Fulani herdsmen won't kidnap u on the express. If they don't just mind ur fvcking business.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by greatermeme: 3:07pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
Hello Nairalanders, I will be traveling to the Southern part of the Country for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in the North Central, Plateau state to be precise.

I will be traveling to Aba to buy some goods for a Client, initially I was planning to move to Port-Harcourt, then from there enter Aba and Onitsha after I'm done with shopping I will move back to Port-Harcourt and take a Bus back home.

Now the issue here is I have never travelled to the South, a lot of people here are telling me that there's no security, even lodging is not safe because EFCC might raid the lodge anytime. And the Streets are also not safe.

Pls Nairalanders in port and Aba should recommend a good and safe area for me. I was told keke and bus drivers don't usually speak English na so so language dem dey speak.

Help a brother pls.
To us in the South, your plateau is worse than Iraq, Somalia and Syria!

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by obama30: 3:08pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
Hello Nairalanders, I will be traveling to the Southern part of the Country for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in the North Central, Plateau state to be precise.

I will be traveling to Aba to buy some goods for a Client, initially I was planning to move to Port-Harcourt, then from there enter Aba and Onitsha after I'm done with shopping I will move back to Port-Harcourt and take a Bus back home.

Now the issue here is I have never travelled to the South, a lot of people here are telling me that there's no security, even lodging is not safe because EFCC might raid the lodge anytime. And the Streets are also not safe.

Pls Nairalanders in port and Aba should recommend a good and safe area for me. I was told keke and bus drivers don't usually speak English na so so language dem dey speak.

Help a brother pls.

Is easy to paint people red but watch and tell your self truth, If south East is not safe is it north that is safer? If Aba people don't understand English is it the northern people that attend alamajiri school understand English? is Aba and port/H is not good for Night sightseeing seeing is it North that have sharia and all manners of terrorist is good to move around in the Night? If Aba or port is 2% bad then north is 20% bad. take it that your traveling from hail to heaven because northern weather is not friendly, neither northern environment is flies free zone and other bad air-born diseases, all this i mention you can't experience any at East. No alamajiri dirtiness that can make you vomit when eating, everyone you see at East take bath before coming out even the truck pushers. Nigeria man from north consider your safe lucky for about to travel from hail side of the country to haven side of the nation despite power in the north for years. good stay in environment with good weather. If entire east whether old or new eastern region have good governors the north should have be going to East and south with visa because the south don't need north for anything. there's nothing that can make me travel to the north unless to middle belt states.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by MedicH: 3:08pm On Feb 15, 2020
ideabuilder:
Avoid moving around at night, our brothers in the east are ritual killers.

Afonja skull miner.

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by aoshea18: 3:10pm On Feb 15, 2020
ThemanS:
thanks man. I will head straight to new GRA from the park. I hope the Lodges there are not Expensive sha. I'm budgeting 7k for night max 10k.

There are good hotels at rumuokwuta, mgbuoba or nkpolu axis that might have lodgings for that amount per night. Can't remember how muh Tuscany Lodge is, but it's one of those hotels with a bar(might be noisy) and lots of security. Found hotels.ng gives good(sometimes) dated info on hotels in whatever area you're going to. Basically, look for a taxi guy at a park to carry you around. Have his number. He might charge you but he'd(mostly) look out for you. Painted taxi. Note the areas you where asked to avoid. And note that you aren't safe anywhere in pH or it's environs once it starts getting dark. Good luck!

Modified: I need to add this. Since you're going with public transport, go to waterlines and look for RTC park to take transport to aba or wherever in the east. Don't stand by the road side and flag down vehicles. I repeat. DO NOT STAND BY THE ROAD SIDE TO FLAG DOWN VEHICLES. If you're traveling always leave early. Do not move around those areas at night

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Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by patjane(f): 3:10pm On Feb 15, 2020
Wow you’re very welcome to ph, my girlfriend just left for Jos last Thursday.. if you need any help here in ph you’re free to email me Sir.
ThemanS:
Hello Nairalanders, I will be traveling to the Southern part of the Country for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in the North Central, Plateau state to be precise.

I will be traveling to Aba to buy some goods for a Client, initially I was planning to move to Port-Harcourt, then from there enter Aba and Onitsha after I'm done with shopping I will move back to Port-Harcourt and take a Bus back home.

Now the issue here is I have never travelled to the South, a lot of people here are telling me that there's no security, even lodging is not safe because EFCC might raid the lodge anytime. And the Streets are also not safe.

Pls Nairalanders in port and Aba should recommend a good and safe area for me. I was told keke and bus drivers don't usually speak English na so so language dem dey speak.

Help a brother pls.
Re: Travelling To The South For The First Time by Odingo1: 3:11pm On Feb 15, 2020
Aba is safe
Ph is safe
Onitsha is safe


Go to Aba and do your business.

Is only a coward that fear to do new things.

Move around with your ID card. Anytime I came home from abroad, I use move around in Aba, Onitsha, for Ph I use to enter my hotel around 11pm, for Lagos I use to come back around 12 am.

If you have hustle well for Naija before, no where go dey fear you. Nobi today belle dey for front.

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