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safety situation for expatriate - pls provide me the actual picture

Last activity 15 October 2010 by Sandman6

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haripack40

hi

am offered a good job by  a multinational company , whom i know very well . company is well set and everything is ok with the firm. but pls provide me the current living situation in nigeria for a family as i was given mixed responses and some times get a scary picture when am told that  robbery,kidnapping and harrasment by some groups are quite common there . even i was told that some persons carry guns and they dont dare to shoot in case of any issues - even silly issues

Friends , some one - pls provide me the correct picture and give me your advise about the living conditions and social environment for a expat family living in nigeria

hari
am currently in UAE and its the money factor which motivated me to move to nigeria . so pls advise me how much is the total average expense per month if the co is providing the accomodation pls

pls mailme to haripack40@yahoo.co.in

Sandman6

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