26th april 2013, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Mumbai to Nigeria via Dubai
I dont know anything about nigeria i know only onething, whenever police arrests some person in hyderabad(related drugs), definitely that person's origin will be from nigeria( so whenever i think about nigeria first impression which comes in my mind is drugs)
Lots of tension and with no excitement started from mumbai and reached dubai airport..
One person who is from bihar came to me and asked 'r u from india'? 'why u r going to nigeria'? 'it's not safe', 'is anyone coming to airport to receive you' though i was tensed with these questions but to show that i am strong i said 'no problem', my friend is coming to receive me' & yes i know that it's not safe.. he gave his nigeria phone number(he is working in nigeria from 10 years), and told me to call anytime if i need anything..
i said thankyou
Reached lagos airport from dubai.... I have not taken yellow fever medice so i don't have yellow fever certificate there security asked some money and i gave...(trust me if u give some money to security you can carry even bomb in airport) too much corrupted..i have faced too many security related issues which i have cleared by giving some money.
After some time my friend came to receive me, greeted each other(meeting him for the first time, he is also working in our company). As our destination is not lagos we have to wait in lagos for one night so took rest in a hotel in lagos, next day morning reached domestic airport in lagos..,,after 1hr 10 mins of journey reached port harcourt airport....
Collected our luggage and we are waiting for the car which was sent by our client, now starts the real journey....
Kept our luggage inside the car and i sat beside driver, we are moving now, i was trying to see outside from window but i dont know why i am not able to see outside clearly...but one thing i can see that one police car was infront of us....after 30mins i asked driver 'is any politician coming this way' he then replied 'no, why? what happen?' i said 'outside one police car is going infront of us from long time, that's y i am asking..Then he told me to turn back and see, when i saw back i was shocked, because one more jeep is following us in which 5-6 police standing on the jeep with guns ready to aim at target.... then i asked him what's all this, then he replied it's for ur safety.. i was surprised and i was not able to understand, then he told one more thing that the car in which we were travelling was actually a bullet proof car.. then i understood y i was not able to see out clearly ..
Reached Our destination, our client gave accomadation in their township,.and it was cool....
After some refreshment went to meet our client and their we met some indians who are working their, i saw happiness in their faces after seeing us, greeted, hugged and laughing like mad people..Some indians where working their from 20-25 years.... i asked one employee who is from rajasthan and who is working their "what's the problem here? why they provided too much security for us"...then he unfolded many things..
He told nigeria was a good place before 20 years but from last few years it's been like a hell for non-locals they are targetting non-locals and kidnapping them for money and some times they even kill, he told that from last few months they are targetting even locals for money....
Though i was acting like i am strong but that rajastani who is 55 years of age caught that i am scared, then i agreed that i am scared then he told dont worry u can come to my house and stay if u wish.., i said no problem i will stay alone.. keeping all this in my mind, me and my friend went to township to take some rest, the house which was given to us in township was really big.. in that my friend was in one room and me in another room, though i was scared of being alone due to situations i have to be alone.. din't switched off the lights and recalled all the scenes from morning...slowly after sometime i slept...
After some time suddenly one big sound came in my room..i shouted(i was in half sleep and all kidnapping stories are in my mind) with that shout the girl who came inside the room also shouted and went outside running, seeing that one more person who came along with her came inside and said sorry for disturbing u and they continued their work..actually they came for house cleaning(it's already 10am)..
After that whenever i saw her she laughed at me..
Me and my friend started our work, and days were going very hard, one day one local person who is working in that company(which i went) was kidnapped in front of the gate and was released after paying some huge amount.. with this i am not prepared to stay there anymore so decided to complete the work as earlier as possible, you wont believe.. for 3-4 days taking rest up to 4-5 hours a day, worked continously day and night, finally after so much of hard work completed our work and when i was leaving nigeria i felt like releasing from jail...
You'll get a clear idea of how the situation is in nigeria if u see the "Blood and Oil Part 1 & 2" Movie
One thing i din't understood, there are some indian's working in that company for more than 15 years, and they are of 45-55 years of age still working in that jail like company and living like prisoner's, without security they cannot go even outside township..i asked them u might have settled in u'r home town with the money which u earned up to now, and what is the need of still working in this environment?, then they ultimately said only one answer i.e., Money
Then i asked is it not enough which u have earned all these days.. then they told 'live is going, let it go.. how much it goes'
Money which u earn sacrificing ur love and effection with ur family, should have an end.. if it continues till ur end then at ur end there will be no one other than the money which u have earned...
Love ur Family not the money..
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