Nigeria Bound

[jafo20]

I'm gonna be going on a 1 year deployment to Nigeria soon. Anybody, especially those of you who have worked expat jobs, have advice? Thanks in advance.

 

[gutshotdraw]

Run. In the other direction. Quickly.

 

[Twotter76]

Life insurance. Lots of it.

 

[gutshotdraw]

K & R insurance too.

(That's Kidnap and Ransom)

 

[dime line]

lots of sun tan lotion

 

[wolfpackpilot]

• Iodine tablets. (Drop 2 in each 1 gallon of water, then boil the hell out of it.)uke:

• Flack Jacket:uzi:

• Fake EU Passport, develope a phony French accent (watch the Pink Panther movies about 20 times while your drunk... you'll have it down):cartman:

• 365 pair of new underwear.

• Vaccines....... Go to your doctor and tell him you need a few shots. Dont plan on sitting down your a few days.:bawling:

• Lots and lots and lots of Motrin, Tylenol, Pepto.

• 3 gallon jug of Vasoline and a box of tissues.:laugh:

 

[HA25]

dude, it's not that desperate in the airline business yet. Cancel the African job, and send out a few CV's to the regionals..

 

[737 Pylt]

I'm gonna be going on a 1 year deployment to Nigeria soon. Anybody, especially those of you who have worked expat jobs, have advice? Thanks in advance.

U.S.: Wave of attacks planned in Nigeria

By DULUE MBACHU, Associated Press Writer



LAGOS, Nigeria - Militants in Nigeria are planning a major wave of attacks and kidnappings in the next few days that could include up to 20 simultaneous bombings across the petroleum-rich south, U.S. diplomats warned Friday.

The warning came in an e-mailed statement sent to American citizens from the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, and a U.S. diplomat confirmed plans for new attacks were believed to be under way.

"The U.S. government has learned that as of late October 2006, a militant Niger Delta group may have finalized its plans for a unified attack against oil facilities in the Niger Delta region," the statement said.

"The attacks allegedly will be carried out sometime during the first week of November and will include 10 to 20 simultaneous bombings of land-based targets and a series of separate attacks on oil installations in which expatriate workers will be taken hostage," the statement said without elaborating.

A diplomat at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press about the issue, confirmed the threat was being taken seriously but had no other details.

The news helped push oil prices higher.

Light sweet crude for December delivery rose 47 cents to $58.35 a barrel in electronic trading Friday morning on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Since the beginning of this year, various militant groups in Nigeria have attacked oil pipelines and taken expatriate oil workers hostage in violence that has cut about 25 percent of the country's usual crude output of about 2.5 million barrels daily.

The militants say they are fighting on behalf of an impoverished population for a greater share of wealth from oil companies and the federal government, which apportions the revenues among Nigeria's 36 states.

Nigeria, Africa's oil giant, is the world's eighth-biggest oil exporter and fifth-biggest source of U.S. oil imports.

The latest kidnapping crisis occurred Thursday, when unidentified gunmen in speedboats seized a Briton and an American from an offshore oil-prospecting vessel belonging to Petroleum Geo-Services, an oil field services company based in Oslo, Norway, that was engaged by oil giant Chevron Corp. to survey the seabed for oil deposits.

Government emissaries made contact with the kidnappers Friday and said both hostages were in good health, said Joshua Benamesia, a security aide to Bayelsa State Gov. Goodluck Jonathan.

"We've made contact, and I can confirm the hostages are well," Benamesia said.

Benamesia said the gunmen claim to have acted on behalf of the Ezetu community living near Chevron's Funiwa platform to back demands for jobs and the building of a local hospital. He gave no further details.

The U.S. Consulate said the latest attack "indicates a continuation of the violence seen since earlier this year in the Niger Delta region."

It also advised U.S. citizens "to exercise caution in their daily activities, and to avoid travel to the Niger Delta region. Americans in the area should limit their travel, particularly at night, and should avoid public venues whenever possible."

 

[wolfpackpilot]

4 dead in Nigeria hostage rescue attempt

By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press Writer


LAGOS, Nigeria - One of seven foreign oil workers taken hostage Wednesday was killed and another was wounded during a rescue attempt that also left two kidnappers and a soldier dead, according to Nigerian and private security officials.

Gunmen had seized the seven hostages from an Italian oil supply vessel off the coast of southern Nigeria in the latest attack by militants on oil facilities in the energy-rich region. Government and private security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media said the four were killed during the rescue attempt.


In all, 25 foreign workers and nearly 60 Nigerian employees had been aboard the vessel belonging to a subsidiary of Italian oil giant Eni SpA that was attacked overnight, Eni said in a statement. The company said 10 armed men attacked the ship and took seven people away on a speedboat, grabbing two Finnish citizens along with an Italian, a Filipino, a Briton, a Pole and a Romanian.




But hey, your a pilot.... they'll never bother you!

Dude.... Find another gig

 

[gutshotdraw]

What he said....

 

[dime line]

but.......but......I'm just happy to have a job

 

[EdAtTheAirport]

I just read a thread on www.plbg.com called "Top 10 Reasons for becoming a Plumber." (After paying Roto Rooter $200 for 30 mins work, I'm inclined to agree.) I would go into plumbing before I went to Nigeria for a job!

 

[lodgepilot]

nigeria

dude
in 2000 i was offered jobs in Maldives, Nigeria, and Netjets.
I took Netjets.
the guy who took the Nigeria DHC 6 job is now dead. (shot down)
Netjets may have its faults, but i am still breathing.

 

[HA25]

Hey, while we're on the subject of Nigeria, do me a favor while you're down there and swing by the Bank of Great Briton and meet with their CFO Umbatoo Amumfwe about that $100,000,000 deposit he's holding for me, it's under the name of some princes who's name I forget.. I'll cut you in for 25%..

 

[HA25]

oh, and there's also a watch I sold to some guy down there off ebay who never paid me for it.. it was an old Rolex Sub.. I'm out $2000, so I'll cut you 25% on that too..

 

[Looking]

Go check out US State Department's web-page, also Canada, UK, Australia, and any other. I was offered the same, but have to much left in life I would like to do.

 

[Semore Butts]

Are you deploying, or is it a civilian job?

If you are deploying good luck. Grow your hair longer, and when you are in public, keep your mouth shut. (Once you open your mouth they know who you are)

All the above information was good.

If you are going as a civilian, how much is your life worth? (I mean how much are they paying you?)

Again, good luck.

 

[HA25]

Hey, look into this one for me too...

FROM CHARLES ANTHONY
LILIAN ANTHONY
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
PHONE: +22507848486

Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. We got your contact from a computerize data following my effort
searching for a trustworthy person to assist us.

We prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to it's
esteeming nature and the recommendations given to us as a reputable and
trust worthy person we can do business with and by their recommendations we
must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am CHARLES ANTHONY, the only son of late Mr and Mrs MIKE ANTHONY and my
sister LILIAN ANTHONY. Our father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in
Nigeria, the economic capital of West Africa before he was poisoned to death
by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business
deal.

When our mother died on the 21st October 1996,our father took me and my
junior sister special because we are motherless. Before the death of our
father on 30th June 2005 in a private hospital here in Abuja.

He secretly called us on his bedside and told us that he has a sum of
$20,000.000 (TWENTY Million united states dollar) deposited in a private
bank here on his name.

He also explained to us that it was because of this wealth and some huge
amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the
deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that we
should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of our choice who
can come down and claim this fund from the bank for us for investment
purposes and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate
management).

We are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

( 1) To act as the foreign partner of our father by claiming this fund from
the bank for further transfer and investment to your designated bank account
abroad.

( 2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a young man of 25 years and
my younger sister just 18.

Moreover, we are willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for
effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designated
account in your country overseas.

Please reply me with this email address: [email protected]

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards
CHARLES ANTHONY
LILIAN ANTHONY