
Since I arrived in Nigeria my banking troubles began. Apparently, the first time I signed into my bank account from here the bank fraud unit shut down my online access. It has taken until today to get it sorted out. (Yes, it's really me, honest!)
And soon following that my wife received notice that our credit card was being used fraudulently. So, not knowing what was going on, we told them to cancel the cards and issue new ones.
Well, credit cards aren't much use here anyway.
But, aside from those problems, I'm starting to settle in here. I've got a car and driver now so if I want to go out I can. It's just a matter of figuring out at what times the traffic is the least insane.
I decided to check out a local shopping mall the other day after work. With traffic it took us an hour and a half to get there. The mall was very nice, modern and clean. I'll have to go back when I have more time to check it out.
And soon following that my wife received notice that our credit card was being used fraudulently. So, not knowing what was going on, we told them to cancel the cards and issue new ones.
Well, credit cards aren't much use here anyway.
But, aside from those problems, I'm starting to settle in here. I've got a car and driver now so if I want to go out I can. It's just a matter of figuring out at what times the traffic is the least insane.
I decided to check out a local shopping mall the other day after work. With traffic it took us an hour and a half to get there. The mall was very nice, modern and clean. I'll have to go back when I have more time to check it out.
I've uploaded some pictures, as promised.
Here's a local crafts shop with some unfortunate animal skins and the outdoor hotel bar, where I spend much of my off-time. The photo at the top is a street near the hotel with people selling "suya", spicy grilled chicken or beef, among other things.



1 comment:
so nice to be able to color in some of the mental pictures! i'm so sorry to laugh at all of your banking troubles - how horrifying and frustrating - but still kind of funny. all of those nigerian bank scam forwards just hit home!
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