Desmond and Churchill: **Calabar Confirmation**

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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:46 pm

This may be the third (fourth?!) thread to be started about these guys. I feel it's finally time to move it over here to the Main Forum for all to enjoy and keep track of. (or ridicule me mercilessly - your choice).

I thought all had dried up after I hadn't heard back from them for about a week after their Maiduguri Safari Adventure.

But after a few "Please, what is your status?" e-mails, they seem to be back on board, and ready for more!

Quote:

From: Professor Harold Hill
To: Desmond Innocent

What is your status???

Should I consider your file closed??

The following e-mails all came in the next 20 minutes:

Quote:

From: Desmond Innocent
To: Professor Harold Hill

Professor Harold,

what is the next step.

I suggest we use the commercial airline option.

We were arrested by the airline security and detained, besides when we approached them as you directed ,they told us that such thing is not existing and they are not waraeof any gary private jet that landed in maiduguri airport.

Right now Iam confused and frustrated.

The whole thing is left for you, Get the reimbursement for the ticket for the maiduguri jouney and send us the money to pay up our debt.

Hope to hear from youy again.

desmon.

Quote:

From: Churchill Okwara
To: Professor Harold Hill

Professor harold,

As I told you prevciously ,the airport security resistedus from entering the secure area and insisted that we should leave the airport premises after we were realeased and we were escorted immediately out of the airport.However I manage to get in touch with another security afetr about 50 minutes of the incidence that occur I wastold that none of the gary
private jet landed in the maiduguri airtport except the jet that came from chad for transit and finally left for ethiopia.

Infact you know is not our fault neither yours. Besides your best was'ny good enough, you would have orepared yourself well.

Rught now I suggest you make the tickets for the commercial airline possible by weekend so that we can board tru U.S.Fortunately North Althlantic airlines can fly direct from Nigeria to the U.S.Moreso. How do
we get the U.S passport which is the most important thing.

I need the scanned copy of out internnational U.S passport for verification. Moreso the U.S passport verification code is not accepted by the U.S passport office online which you included their website address in the student travel packet for more information.

Please let us know what to do next as regards our travelling to the united states of America as soon as possible.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Churchill.

Quote:

Sir, we were detained by themin the spotwe took the picture and the notwant tolisten to us instead we were taking to the garage room.

Please I do notwant to remember all this right now. Churchill should be online ,he told me that he will writey ou soon because he has been sick all this while.

How the we get our passpoirt ?

Make sure the logistics are ok and it should be close to Lagos.

Thanks.

Desmond.

Game on!

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:54 pm

Peanut, Hahahaha, I love a safari, and these two, a gift! a blessing! a wonderment!

I will be watching this! Thumbs up

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:52 pm

Great Job Peanut:

I would suggest trying to find the closest US embasy and send the mugus there. Write them a letter to present to one of the clerks.

Main thing is that they have not faith in you Laughing

Keep us posted

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:22 pm

Was there any indication that these guys actually tried to get through airport security while wearing plastic bags and paper hats? Just imagining that makes my day. They are a bottomless pit of amusement!

Trophy Videos · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:57 pm

@Peanut - I'm soooo glad you were able to reel these two brainless fishes back into your net.

hehehe Laughing

Master Baiter Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 237

What amazes me more is that there are TWO of them!

You'd think maybe one would fall for this ...over and over...and over again...but most people, in talking this through with someone else, would start to have a light go on.

Shows how invested they both truly are, that even with them surely discussing this amongst themselves, and their family surely hearing about it (and you'd think being even more ticked that BOTH sons are suffering what they must feel are injustices) and that they STILL are hooked into the story.

I would have loved to have heard their conversation when they got your email with the instructions and photos about the KL get-up they needed to wear. LOL

Great job, as usual, Peanut!

Can't wait to see the next adventure of D & C! Laughing

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:47 pm

Quote:

Please send the original receipts to our processing department in OR so that your reimbursement can be processed.

Quote:

Desmond to Professor Hill:
sir,

What happened to the previous receipt churchill and I sent to you initially that is the ticket they gave us for economic class.

I need the date for our travel soon.

desmond

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:25 pm

I know, I know - slow to update. Various RL stuff has hedged in enough to make me only able to half concentrate on these two knuckleheads. But now that we have a new "end goal" in mind I think I'll be much more focused Wink

They are like a yo-yo these two. Just as they appear all docile they go and start thinking they have a spine!!

Churchill to Prof. Hill

Quote:

Sir,

For security purposes i need to have you send me a current photo of you.and should be diffrent from the previous ones.

I will give you feedback regarding the portharcout trip as soon as I receive your photo.

Sou should also make sure my reimbursemeny is ready.

I and churchill have concluded on this issue.

I look to hear from you as soon as possible.

I hope you know that the society are riduculing usd for our foolishness because you make us look stupid.

Regards,

Churchill okwara.

Desmond to Prof. Hill

Quote:

Sir,

I am not satisfied with the way gary conservatory are going about the whole thing.

portharcout is preferable ,how is the logistice going to look like and who is the exchange student from porhharcourt.

remember if you were in my sghoes you do the same.

I will contact churchill so that we will think over it becauser there no more certainty since we do not communicate or see who we are dealing with.

I weill get back to you soon.

those receipts were the receipts for economical class and not first class,i do not likwe when people doubt me.

Hope to hear from you.

Desmond.

In situations like these I like to give the lads something LONG to read. Usually it calms them down and assures them that you are taking this situation as seriously as they are:

Quote:

Desmond and Churchill:

I've returned from a trip last night to California to read your e-mail, and I find myself very saddened by your lack of trust and understanding. I understand you have been through a lot, but can you imagine my predicament?

Put yourself for just a moment in my well-polished Italian leather shoes.

From the beginning I have done everything in my power to massage your application to this school. I have waived application fees, and even gotten you both around writing the initial essay for application. I have only been able to conceal my obvious personal engagement in your application from the Board for so long. Normally such a blatant violation of application admissions would result in the individual being terminated immediately. However it was through my hard work and political savvy that I was able to negotiate with the Board members to consider (on my personal recommendation) these two fine young students from Nigeria.

The process towards joining any institution as prestigious as the Gary Conservatory is a long and winding one. The amount of difficulties and tribulations can easily double when you are applying from half a world away, and can triple or possibly even quintuple when you are from Nigeria, apparently.

I have staked my professional reputation on the line. I have invested my personal and professional time and resources into ensuring yours success. Frankly, I feel that I fought with you both every inch of the way. Do you realize that I was in a smelly airport security room surrounded by men with guns standing with the DIPLOMAT of Kuala Lumpur?!?!

All for you both.

You say that your society is making fun of you and making you look stupid. Well right now you seem to be acting stupidly as well, for you are doubting the one person that knows who you both truly are, and what you are capable of doing.

Desmond, I have included the photo you requested, though I do not know why. I will not pander again to such base and egocentric requests, and I ask that you quickly forget them and remember whom you are speaking with. At times during this process I feel that we have become friends, but you must always remember that I am the Dean of Students and deserve your respect and admiration at all times.

Each security foul-up that has happened has been a case of you boys NOT following directions explicitly. I hope that this has taught you both a valuable lesson concerning the truth and listening to directions. If you do exactly what you are told this next time around, I imagine we can have you both winging your way toward Gary, Indiana by the end of the month.

I will speak to the International Board regarding Port Harcourt as a potential meeting area, although it seems that Calabar or Accra (Ghana) would be a safer and more suitable location.

Finally, Desmond, I do not understand this part of your letter: "those receipts were the receipts for economical class and not first class,i do not likwe when people doubt me." Who is doubting you? I never once told you I doubted the fact you rode economy instead of first class. I said that I needed the original receipts mailed to our processing department in order to send you your reimbursement. If you want the money to be available when you go to Calabar or Accra then you must send it out by the end of this week in order for it to be processed by the Financial Board.

I trust this e-mail has answered all your questions. Please let me know which Center you would like to go to and I will pass on your request to the International Board. Then they will meet and determine who will be your International Student Liaison for the trip.

Most Sincerely,

Prof. H. Hill
Dean of Students
Gary Conservatory, IN

Let's see how this shapes up!

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:56 pm

And, as usual, seems to work like a charm...

Desmond to Prof. Hill

Quote:

sir,

Thank you for your information.

i will definitely like port harcout or calabar to be choosen, you knew what we passed through in maiduguri airport.If you persist caka bar will be safer what are your reasons.remember you told us that U.S secutity agant explained to you that maiduguri airport will be safer.Finally what happened? we were embarressed.

portharcout will be better since you said that we were not going to meet in the airport,rather will we board a car to the airport.

I will prefer portharcourt.

I will look for money and send those receipts by e-mail.remember to process it so that it will be ready before our journey to portharcourt,we will rely on it for our transport fare.is high time you assist financially,you are too strict for my liking.be humane we are all human beings.

You said that we will be extradited to U.S for the offence we committed! what do you mean and what offence.Explain i need to know .

Please let me know the logistics since is not goinbg to be in the airport this time around.

Hope to hear from you .

Desmond.

Sometimes my lads get things so wrong I actually worry that they are getting letters from ANOTHER Professor Hill. Anyone? Did I ever mention "extradition"??? I did a search through my Gmail and have no idea how they came up with that... <scratches head>

Churchill to Prof. Hill

Quote:

Sir,

All i have to say is that the ball is in your court to make us pround.Truly will have been ridiculed by our colleagues,Because they taugyt we were dealing with ghost.is time to clear their doubts.

Hope to know the logistic in portharcour since it is not going to in the airport.

Hope to hear from yoy. you send something about extraditement.please I need explanation.

Churchill okwara.

Does anyone know of any particularly good places in Port Harcourt or the slightly further Calabar to send these lads to? I will be attempting to push them over to Cameroon once I get them to Calabar. Perhaps onto the Isle de Bioko?

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:09 pm

Quote:

Isle de Bioko

I like the island's other name, Fernando Poo.

I'm starting to wonder if you are exercising Illuminatus mind control methods on these bois.

Master Baiter Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 237

~ Peanut,

What a great reply!

Lovely balance of reinforcing who you are, making them think you're so confident in them and their ability to do well, and slapping them for their inability to follow directions or believe you.

I love how you handle these two! Laughing

Trophy Videos · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:30 pm

^^Great job, Peanut. Now, all you have to do is assuage their fears of "extradition." Smile

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:55 pm

I'm starting to look ahead to figure out where I'd like to take them. I am pretty positive I can get them on the road to Calabar. The trick is getting them over into Cameroon...and where in Cameroon?

The Isle de Bioko, while appealing because it's an island, is actually apparently a very nice place with lots of Americans and low crime. I'd rather not strand them somewhere like that, so perhaps we need another direction.

Know of a crappy place in southern Cameroon? Now's the time!

Desmond to Prof. Hill

Quote:

sir,

Please I will be glad if you will ckear me in the following areas that are doubting and confusing.

Why did the securities at he maiduguri international airport denied that no body landed in their airport with a private jet.How do you want me to reason about it.since the information is fro the horses mouth.

Secondly, initially you said that we should not show any document to the airport security in maiduguri international airport,now you are blaming us that why did noy we show the document to them that they will allow us into the airport secure area.Why are you not persistent.

My relations where asking why you do not want your embassey in nigeria to know about the processing of the gary conservatory school that means it is not legal,please explain" i NEED TO KNOW ALL THIS.OR ARE YOU TRYING TO EXTRADITE US TO USA..ALL THIS ARE MAKING ME CONFUSED.

i WILL GET TO YOU AS SOON AS THIS QUESTION ARE ANSWERED ACCURATELY.

DESMOND.

hOPE TO HEA FROM YOU SOON

.

Prof. Hill to Desmond

Quote:

Desmond,

Your questions are good, I am sorry that it appears I have been unclear - I will try to explain this more thoroughly for you.

1) I have no idea why the security at Maiduguri told you we did not land there. It is likely, however, that he didn't know. As you know, we were traveling with the utmost security and secrecy for the safety of Mr. Fonzarelli. Only a few security agents at Maiduguri knew about our arrival, stay, and departure. I suppose it could also be possible that he was lying to you. You told me that they had given you trouble for looking like "terrorists" - I would have a hard time believing that they would give you any actual facts after that, if they suspected you so warily.

2) It was good that you did not show them your documents -- at first. When it became clear that the stupid and backward security people at Maiduguri Airport were not going to follow the prescribed security procedures that The Gary Conservatory had set-up, then we were forced to improvise. While I know it sounds strange, I was trying to encourage you both to be taken INTO custody by the airport security. Please understand, that once you had been taken into custody you would have been brought INTO the secure zone (where we were!) for questioning. Once you had your passports in hand, then Airport Security would have had no more jurisdiction and would be unable to prosecute you. The most they could have done would have forced us to leave - and since you would have been with us, that is exactly what we would want to do anyway. I hope this point is clear, now.

3) It is not that I do not want the embassy to know. You can go talk to them about it, if you like. I am simply telling you that I would be very surprised if the American Embassy in Nigeria knows anything about it. Hundreds of US Passports are issued every month. Can you imagine if every American Embassy in the world was expected to keep up with who was getting one every day? It's all they would do! The US Passport Office has assigned an agent to your particular case (as it involves travel, and requires a US Passport agent to witness).

The Passport is most certainly legal, and we (as always) are following all the security and official guidelines in order for you to receive this document in the proper fashion.

The Passport office should be getting back to me today, but based on our meeting yesterday, I think it is safe to say you should make plans to travel to Calabar by the end of the month. Please note the security procedures are still in place - you can refer to page 10 of your travel document if you have any questions.

I am afraid I still do not know if we will be meeting at an airport in Calabar, or if there is another meeting zone that will be approved by the Passport office - that should all be included in their briefing to me this afternoon, and I will keep you posted.

I hope this clears up your questions. Please let me know, son, if anything is still unclear.

Prof. H. Hill
Dean of Students
Gary Conservatory, IN

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:57 pm

Uh oh.

Desmond to Prof. Hill

Quote:

sir,

Thank you for answering my questions.

Unfortunately somebody has been contacting me via my e-mail with the same pics of yours claiming he is Professor Harold Hill from gary Conservatory,in order to clear the doubts I will like you to send me a picture of yourself,holding a paper with your name written on it,so that I wouldn't make mistakes of misindentification.Please I needed it urgently for verification.

I told you Portharcourtt will be ok by me ,and now you are saying calabar.Please for goodness sake I will like the whole stuff to be done in Portharcourt as initially concluded,I would not want sily mistakes and misunderstanding.I will also want you to send me some money via your relations since you have reconcilled.Let me ask you a question:you gave the security at the maiduguri airport about $150 for coperation,but refuse to assist us.Pleas we need just $100 0r $50 to comp-lete our money for the next trip.It will surely go a long way in supporting us through our trip.stop the idea pf been stingy and unnecessary excuses.

We were told that for us to be eligible for an american passport we must be reident in US, and should live up to 5 years before issuance.is it true?.

We can not send the receipt now because there is no money to send it to US besides it will take up to two weeks to ghet to US by then the aim of asking for the money has been defeated.Please we knbow you have done a lot for us ,why not send just $50.from your dauther or siblings.It is not encouraging when a father does not support in critical times like this it discourages .

I need to have a detailed information on the logistics of getting the US passport and remember this time around is not going to be in the airport premises as you promised because we have been having problems with that.This time call a spade a spade so that we will know what to do on time.

I need to have a photo of the gary conservatory school premises sent to me also for verification and name of other staff.What about our scholarship fund ? Pleasde send it to uis this is what is making me feel sceptical about the whole stuff.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Desmond.

Churchill to Prof. Hill

Quote:

sir,

We need the letter with the school letter heading tp
proof its authenticity.

Pleas send the picture desmond rtesquested from you to
clear all doubts from him,however I will still talk to
him more.

The UD information service said that the gary
conservatory school is not in trheir list of US
colleges and universities.they ask of your official
website address,and the confirmation code of the
passport is not in the daabase .

They are coming to that magical time where things finally (FINALLY) start to dawn on them. I try to be as helpful as possible...

Quote:

...
Frankly, Churchill - I am tired of resending information trying to prove my authenticity to you both. Desmond has always been naturally suspicious and I have given him slight leeway, but I never would have expected this from you.

You have already been to the website, I urge you to go there yourself if you are having such a problem. I should also say that while this "UD information service" has never heard of Gary Conservatory, I would like to go on record as saying that the Gary Conservatory has NEVER heard of the "UD information service". If you like, please give me their information and I would be most happy to educate them about our organization.

I include their "Letter of Introduction":

Quote:

Cher future �tudiant:

Cette lettre est simplement un test pour voir si vous �tes capable � parler et comprendre fran�ais. Si vous le pouvez, veuillez m��crire pour que je sache parce que ceci affectera vos plans de voyage. Il doit �tre not� que cette lettre ne doit pas �tre partag�e avec person. Je vous souhaite un bon temps au Cameroun.

Sinc�rement,

Professeur Harold Hill

It's basically a French letter ASKING if they speak French (the official language of Cameroon). I figure if they do NOT I will send them an "introduction letter" to present to Cameroon officials saying something like "I am a criminal - arrest me." I'll think more about that later.

When they persist...

Quote:

sir,

I am still still expecting the picture I told you about.I have received a picture from the guy that was claiming to be harold hill,it was exactly the same with the one you used for the website.

For crying out loud,send a photo of yourself holding a paper with gary conservatory written on it.It willnot take anything out of you,Moreover we have send you numerous photo of I and churchill to confirm who we are?

I will be expecting the picture ASAP and as well the day we will be meeting the passport agents in portharcourt/calabar and the logistics.Remember you said the meeting point will not be in theairport any longer.Please I want the exact and correct information about the logisticd and the date of their arrival.Pleae we need enough time to prepare .

I am still expecting even a token from you as a good father.Remember you told me initially when we were in maiduguri that our recipt are at the processing department in Oregun,now you are telling me to send it by snail mail for processing.I can see you are not reliable sometimes with your information.

To crown it all and to avoid any further doubts ,just send the photo I requested.I will definitely go prepare for the next trip.

hope to hear fro you.

Desmond.

I decide to go "all in"....will they call or fold??

Quote:

Boys,

This is the last straw. I have had it with constantly holding your hand and babying you through EVERY single step of this application process. I have done everything in my power to assist you and you have done nothing for me but cost me time and money and constantly ridicule my position and endanger my job. The letter is in French because you so rudely demanded a letter so quickly. The English version is still being drafted. It is a good idea for you both to have an English and French version since the cities you will be traveling to are so near Cameroon � whose official language is French.

If you haven't learned by now I have always done everything I can to ensure that every minor detail is taken care of for you � yet the time I try to save by handling things myself gets wasted by you boys constantly second guessing my intentions. Frankly, it is becoming too tiresome to keep up.

Desmond, if you think you're going to be able to get a passport and application to Gary from this other "Harold Hill" who is e-mailing you I wish you good luck. Enjoy talking to him; I am through trying to cater to you and your incessant paranoid and increasingly insane demands.

I have included the photo for you as proof, and am standing with the Head of our International Relations Board, Mr. Tony Zimmerman. He and I agree, however, that your constantly delays and insulting demands are simply too much to put up with.

Tomorrow I will meet with the Board and inform them that your applications should be CLOSED and your scholarship money be REVOKED. Permanently. I simply do not know what else to do.

Desmond, you have the audacity to ask me for a token from me as a good father?! Never mind the fact that I have sent you photos of our campus, photos of myself, NUMEROUS applications. Never mind the fact that I have practically handed you your future on a silver platter. Never mind the fact that I must now submit to the Board that this entire time we have not been dealing with professional young men and eager students, but merely sub-par slackers who do not know a good thing when they had it.

It is time to do damage control. It is clear you are both more interested in finding fault with ME than to follow my instructions.

I am sorry this couldn't have worked out.

Sincerely,

Prof. H. Hill
Dean of Students
Gary Conservatory, IN

I even include the photo they asked for, so maybe they will kick themselves hard (EXTREME bow_down

to Marvinator for his fantastic photo skills):

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:59 pm

A little apologetic...

Desmond to Prof. Hill

Quote:

Good day daddy.

Please I will never want you to talk to me this way because if you know all that I have gone through all because of my coming over to your country even the money that I have spend is more then $100.000 usd this is what I can put down in my documentation.

So please no the way you talk to me .

Daddy so what do you want me to do now?

I will not lie, you have to promise me that any new step am taking now must work out for good.

Thanks
Your son.
DESMOND

But I think we can do better...

Prof. Hill to Desmond

Quote:

Desmond,

I am sorry, but you have simply wasted too much of the Conservatory's time.

I truly want to help you, but it seems that you fight me at every turn. Why should I invest more of my time and resources arranging for your Passport to be in Calabar if you are just going to make more suspicious demands?

Besides, aren't you talking with that other Harold Hill? Why don't you just get your passport from him.

Good day.

Fingers crossed!!!

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:20 pm

Stephen Colbert - always a good choice Laughing

Trophy Videos · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:47 pm

Peanut, I'm sure they will come around. On to Calabar I say, and another helmet for Peanut! Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:00 pm

And come around they did. I don't think we'll be having any more problems....

Quote:

Sir,

you are taking it so personal.

I am sorry for what ever .

I need the detailed information for our calaba trip.

If you were in my shoes you will do the same bbecause of what i have pass through.

I will be expecting your information.

I am sorry once more.

Desmond.

Quote:

Daddy,

Thank you for your coperation.

You knbow I have been trying to make things ok right from the beginning. If not for me desmond would have quited.However I am happy you sent the photo and I will talk to desmond to clear all doubts from him.I am sorry for yhe incovenience we have caysed you.

I am expecting the informastion for our calabar trip ASAP.

Calm down we are trying to make sure things are right before embarking on the second journey.

Hope to hear from youy soon.

Regards,

Churchill Okwara.

Anyone know of any fun spots in Calabar? Twisted Evil

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:02 pm

Peanut.............A real masterclass !! bow_down

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 593

Quote:

I have been to Calabar. It's really a nice place to be: you'll feel like you're having a summer time in Europe. I'll be there this weekend again!

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g480225-i9866-k1168751-Calabar-Obudu.html

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:07 pm

They won't be there long, I promise Wink

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 593

it gets worse: http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-99585.0.html

but if you want a nice expensive hotel for them, apparently the metropolitan is the most expensive: prices can be found here on the drop down box: http://metropolitancalabar.com/Web%20Page%20Reservation.htm

tell them to get the executive suite for 121,000 Naira / night!

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 593

regarding cameroon, a few places your mugu might like to visit are in bold:

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Since 25 February 2008 there has been civil unrest and rioting in Douala which has spread to other parts of the country, linked to a public transport strike. Businesses remain closed and private vehicles are being targeted. There are road blocks in other parts of the country. The UK High Commission in Yaound� will temporarily suspend public services on 28 February. See the Local Travel section of this advice for more details.

If you are in Cameroon you should register your presence at www.britcam.org and if you are in the Douala, Bafoussam, Bamenda, Limbe and Yaound� areas and other urban areas you should remain indoors, monitor local media and regularly check this travel advice for updates as the situation could change rapidly.

We advise against all travel to the area bordering the Central African Republic and Chad, where armed banditry is common. We advise against all travel to the area bordering Nigeria in the region of the Bakassi Peninsula. See the Local Travel section of this advice for more details.

We advise against all travel along the Meiganga-Ngaoundere road and to the Belel area due to cases of banditry (including carjackings). You should exercise extreme care if travelling on any other route between the north and the south of the country by road, especially if travelling the eastern route through Garoua-Boulai. See the Local Travel section of this advice for more details.

Overland travel out of Cameroon can be difficult. Gendarmerie (rural police) detachments are posted along the road between Maroua and the Chadian border. The border with the Republic of Congo is closed.

Most visits to Cameroon are trouble-free. The main type of incident for which British nationals required consular assistance in Cameroon in 2006 was as victims of crime (mainly robbery and mugging, but frequently involving unnecessary levels of violence). Armed muggings and banditry are serious problems in Cameroon. See the Crime section of this advice for more details.

There is a low threat from terrorism. But you should be aware of the global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks which could be in public areas, including those frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.

We strongly recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake. See the General (Insurance) section of this advice and Travel Insurance for more details.

taken from: HUGE LONG PAGE-BLOWING LINK

Trophy Videos · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:39 pm

How about eventually getting them into Cameroon to the S1mb@ C@mp?
I hear it's very nice. And safe, unlike the countryside. Smile

I have a really good feeling about this trip, and I'm rarely wrong... Smile

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:42 pm

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you'll feel like you're having a summer time in Europe. I'll be there this weekend again!

Calabar does sound quite nice, that is if you have a little money and you're not stinkin' from traveling 3000 miles on wild goose chase. I don't think they'll feel right at home there, so all the more reason to send them.

Quote:

public transport strike

Does this mean they'll miss out on their chance to have a drink in a commercial bus?

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