Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 1:57pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
I have a very close friend who has been working with a shipping company in Togo for years. I visited Togo a few times to see my friend and he has been disturbing me to come join their company and relocate to Togo. At first I was reluctant about relocating but with the way things have been going in Nigeria and all the security challenges, I finally relocated to Lome, Togo.
Togo is a very small but organized and peaceful country. There is 24/7 light, good security, nice beaches and a very groovy night life. Depends on the kind of accommodation you want to stay and the environment you want, I can say accommodation in Togo is relatively affordable. You can get a decent room self contained for 10,000cfa per month or a very nice room and parlor self contained for 25,000-30,000cfa per month. Most landlords accept from 8months to 12months rent once getting a house. They hold part as a deposit and once the remaining one elapses you start paying per month.
Food and transportation is very affordable in Togo. There is one of their very popular meal they don't joke with and it's called Akume. It is made from grinded maize (almost like semovita) and can be eaten with variety of soups like Egbesese, Ademe, okro, palmnut soup etc. Just that they are not use to our Nigerian kind of soups like eguise, Ogbono, ewedu etc, you can also enjoy this Akume with these Nigerian soups. There are also many other different kind of Togo meals you can enjoy while here. As for transportation, there are bike riders everywhere and there are also taxis that are relatively cheap and affordable. Almost everywhere seem to have a fixed price so once you know where you want to go and the price, you don't have to argue with any transporter. One of the major challenges here in Togo is just the language barrier. They mostly speak their local language or French and hardly understand or speak English. So most times once you speak English they automatically refer to you as Igbo because they call all Nigerians here Igbo or Anago (Yoruba).
Many Nigerians live in Togo and are doing very well because it is a very peaceful country and the Togolese people respect Nigerians alot. Most of the major markets in Togo are dominated by Nigerians (mostly Igbos). They dominate the clothing business, spare part and major wholesale sectors.
There are nice Nigerian owned restaurant and bars if you wish to enjoy some naija meals, isi ewu, nkwobi, pepper soup and lots more. You can also hand out at the beaches or some very crazy night bars like Agbekoko, baguida monument, Molo Molo and lots more. These places are sometimes open from dusk to dawn but nights are always groovy till morning with lots of girls to select from and have fun. If you feel like having some fun with any lady just hit one of these places and you won't be disappointed. Language is not a barrier in these places just learn how to say lajan and chuku chuku, amezon etc.
So far so good since I relocated here I just love the peace of mind, steady light and the safe night life. I will update more as time goes on. 11 Likes |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Crossroad1(m): 2:00pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
Nice I need a Togo or Benin passport.. Nigeria passport Don cast walahi.. Ordinary Southy wey I suppose enter for business despite my travel history, dem deny me 4 Likes |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 2:06pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
Crossroad1: Nice I need a Togo or Benin passport.. Nigeria passport Don cast walahi.. Ordinary Southy wey I suppose enter for business despite my travel history, dem deny me My brother two countries denied me visa for reasons I know is because of my naija passport. I just tire for naija that's why I opted to enter Togo for now. From Togo I will know what to do. 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by obama30: 2:10pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
MiztaDynameek: I have a very close friend who has been working with a shipping company in Togo for years. I visited Togo a few times to see my friend and he has been disturbing me to come join their company and relocate to Togo. At first I was reluctant about relocating but with the way things have been going in Nigeria and all the security challenges, I finally relocated to Lome, Togo.
Togo is a very small but organized and peaceful country. There is 24/7 light, good security, nice beaches and a very groovy night life. Depends on the kind of accommodation you want to stay and the environment you want, I can say accommodation in Togo is relatively affordable. You can get a decent room self contained for 10,000cfa per month or a very nice room and parlor self contained for 25,000-30,000cfa per month. Most landlords accept from 8months to 12months rent once getting a house. They hold part as a deposit and once the remaining one elapses you start paying per month.
Food and transportation is very affordable in Togo. There is one of their very popular meal they don't joke with and it's called Akume. It is made from grinded maize (almost like semovita) and can be eaten with variety of soups like Egbesese, Ademe, okro, palmnut soup etc. Just that they are not use to our Nigerian kind of soups like eguise, Ogbono, ewedu etc, you can also enjoy this Akume with these Nigerian soups. There are also many other different kind of Togo meals you can enjoy while here. As for transportation, there are bike riders everywhere and there are also taxis that are relatively cheap and affordable. Almost everywhere seem to have a fixed price so once you know where you want to go and the price, you don't have to argue with any transporter. One of the major challenges here in Togo is just the language barrier. They mostly speak their local language or French and hardly understand or speak English. So most times once you speak English they automatically refer to you as Igbo because they call all Nigerians here Igbo or Anago (Yoruba).
Many Nigerians live in Togo and are doing very well because it is a very peaceful country and the Togolese people respect Nigerians alot. Most of the major markets in Togo are dominated by Nigerians (mostly Igbos). They dominate the clothing business, spare part and major wholesale sectors.
There are nice Nigerian owned restaurant and bars if you wish to enjoy some naija meals, isi ewu, nkwobi, pepper soup and lots more. You can also hand out at the beaches or some very crazy night bars like Agbekoko, baguida monument, Molo Molo and lots more. These places are sometimes open from dusk to dawn but nights are always groovy till morning with lots of girls to select from and have fun. If you feel like having some fun with any lady just hit one of these places and you won't be disappointed. Language is not a barrier in these places just learn how to say lajan and chuku chuku, amezon etc.
So far so good since I relocated here I just love the peace of mind, steady light and the safe night life. I will update more as time goes on. Electricity bill in Togo can take your entirely yearly saves. Transportation in Togo is expensive more than in any west African country. Is very difficult for Togolese to change from old way to new way. One who lives in Togo don't know if the world is going forward or backward. It will take Togo 200 years to live to standard live of Nigeria level of 2015 There's no good hospital in Togo My people stay where you are if your feeding well don't jump out because someone organize a movemnet for another 6 Likes |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 2:17pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
obama30:
Electricity bill in Togo can take your entirely yearly saves. Transportation in Togo is expensive more than in any west African country. Is very difficult for Togolese to change from old way to new way. One who lives in Togo don't know if the world is going forward or backward. It will take Togo 200 years to live to standard live of Nigeria level of 2015 There's no good hospital in Togo My people stay where you are if your feeding well don't jump out because someone organize a movemnet for another
But you are very funny. Did I ask anybody to jump out? If that is your perspective of Togo then that's good for you but unfortunately I am experiencing Togo much different from what you have written. 8 Likes |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by motymop: 2:20pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
Stop saying you dominate the market places.
A few traders from Nigeria can't dominate another country's market 3 Likes |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by vetrovialMan(m): 3:20pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
Lived there for about 8 months when the company I worked for had a project there, it was blissful to say the least, nice friendly people, peace and calm, steady power supply, the few times power was cut off, there were announcements on the TV every hour stating the affected areas and how long power will be off. Lovely country. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by staga: 4:43pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
Crossroad1: Nice I need a Togo or Benin passport.. Nigeria passport Don cast walahi.. Ordinary Southy wey I suppose enter for business despite my travel history, dem deny me Stop this talk. Are you a Togolese or Beninoise? 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Crossroad1(m): 4:54pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
staga:
Stop this talk. Are you a Togolese or Beninoise? do you know how many African foreigers that walk into our immigration daily to obtain passport? 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Nicoswit(m): 9:48pm On Oct 19, 2021 |
Op, more update oo |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Mbego(f): 1:05pm On Aug 11, 2022 |
MiztaDynameek: I have a very close friend who has been working with a shipping company in Togo for years. I visited Togo a few times to see my friend and he has been disturbing me to come join their company and relocate to Togo. At first I was reluctant about relocating but with the way things have been going in Nigeria and all the security challenges, I finally relocated to Lome, Togo.
Togo is a very small but organized and peaceful country. There is 24/7 light, good security, nice beaches and a very groovy night life. Depends on the kind of accommodation you want to stay and the environment you want, I can say accommodation in Togo is relatively affordable. You can get a decent room self contained for 10,000cfa per month or a very nice room and parlor self contained for 25,000-30,000cfa per month. Most landlords accept from 8months to 12months rent once getting a house. They hold part as a deposit and once the remaining one elapses you start paying per month.
Food and transportation is very affordable in Togo. There is one of their very popular meal they don't joke with and it's called Akume. It is made from grinded maize (almost like semovita) and can be eaten with variety of soups like Egbesese, Ademe, okro, palmnut soup etc. Just that they are not use to our Nigerian kind of soups like eguise, Ogbono, ewedu etc, you can also enjoy this Akume with these Nigerian soups. There are also many other different kind of Togo meals you can enjoy while here. As for transportation, there are bike riders everywhere and there are also taxis that are relatively cheap and affordable. Almost everywhere seem to have a fixed price so once you know where you want to go and the price, you don't have to argue with any transporter. One of the major challenges here in Togo is just the language barrier. They mostly speak their local language or French and hardly understand or speak English. So most times once you speak English they automatically refer to you as Igbo because they call all Nigerians here Igbo or Anago (Yoruba).
Many Nigerians live in Togo and are doing very well because it is a very peaceful country and the Togolese people respect Nigerians alot. Most of the major markets in Togo are dominated by Nigerians (mostly Igbos). They dominate the clothing business, spare part and major wholesale sectors.
There are nice Nigerian owned restaurant and bars if you wish to enjoy some naija meals, isi ewu, nkwobi, pepper soup and lots more. You can also hand out at the beaches or some very crazy night bars like Agbekoko, baguida monument, Molo Molo and lots more. These places are sometimes open from dusk to dawn but nights are always groovy till morning with lots of girls to select from and have fun. If you feel like having some fun with any lady just hit one of these places and you won't be disappointed. Language is not a barrier in these places just learn how to say lajan and chuku chuku, amezon etc.
So far so good since I relocated here I just love the peace of mind, steady light and the safe night life. I will update more as time goes on. Please can I speak with you privately |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Mbego(f): 1:16pm On Aug 11, 2022 |
MiztaDynameek: I have a very close friend who has been working with a shipping company in Togo for years. I visited Togo a few times to see my friend and he has been disturbing me to come join their company and relocate to Togo. At first I was reluctant about relocating but with the way things have been going in Nigeria and all the security challenges, I finally relocated to Lome, Togo.
Togo is a very small but organized and peaceful country. There is 24/7 light, good security, nice beaches and a very groovy night life. Depends on the kind of accommodation you want to stay and the environment you want, I can say accommodation in Togo is relatively affordable. You can get a decent room self contained for 10,000cfa per month or a very nice room and parlor self contained for 25,000-30,000cfa per month. Most landlords accept from 8months to 12months rent once getting a house. They hold part as a deposit and once the remaining one elapses you start paying per month.
Food and transportation is very affordable in Togo. There is one of their very popular meal they don't joke with and it's called Akume. It is made from grinded maize (almost like semovita) and can be eaten with variety of soups like Egbesese, Ademe, okro, palmnut soup etc. Just that they are not use to our Nigerian kind of soups like eguise, Ogbono, ewedu etc, you can also enjoy this Akume with these Nigerian soups. There are also many other different kind of Togo meals you can enjoy while here. As for transportation, there are bike riders everywhere and there are also taxis that are relatively cheap and affordable. Almost everywhere seem to have a fixed price so once you know where you want to go and the price, you don't have to argue with any transporter. One of the major challenges here in Togo is just the language barrier. They mostly speak their local language or French and hardly understand or speak English. So most times once you speak English they automatically refer to you as Igbo because they call all Nigerians here Igbo or Anago (Yoruba).
Many Nigerians live in Togo and are doing very well because it is a very peaceful country and the Togolese people respect Nigerians alot. Most of the major markets in Togo are dominated by Nigerians (mostly Igbos). They dominate the clothing business, spare part and major wholesale sectors.
There are nice Nigerian owned restaurant and bars if you wish to enjoy some naija meals, isi ewu, nkwobi, pepper soup and lots more. You can also hand out at the beaches or some very crazy night bars like Agbekoko, baguida monument, Molo Molo and lots more. These places are sometimes open from dusk to dawn but nights are always groovy till morning with lots of girls to select from and have fun. If you feel like having some fun with any lady just hit one of these places and you won't be disappointed. Language is not a barrier in these places just learn how to say lajan and chuku chuku, amezon etc.
So far so good since I relocated here I just love the peace of mind, steady light and the safe night life. I will update more as time goes on. Please can I get your contact I plan to come to Lome soon pamahjoy@gmail.com |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Exceed15: 8:42am On Aug 14, 2022 |
MiztaDynameek: I have a very close friend who has been working with a shipping company in Togo for years. I visited Togo a few times to see my friend and he has been disturbing me to come join their company and relocate to Togo. At first I was reluctant about relocating but with the way things have been going in Nigeria and all the security challenges, I finally relocated to Lome, Togo.
Togo is a very small but organized and peaceful country. There is 24/7 light, good security, nice beaches and a very groovy night life. Depends on the kind of accommodation you want to stay and the environment you want, I can say accommodation in Togo is relatively affordable. You can get a decent room self contained for 10,000cfa per month or a very nice room and parlor self contained for 25,000-30,000cfa per month. Most landlords accept from 8months to 12months rent once getting a house. They hold part as a deposit and once the remaining one elapses you start paying per month.
Food and transportation is very affordable in Togo. There is one of their very popular meal they don't joke with and it's called Akume. It is made from grinded maize (almost like semovita) and can be eaten with variety of soups like Egbesese, Ademe, okro, palmnut soup etc. Just that they are not use to our Nigerian kind of soups like eguise, Ogbono, ewedu etc, you can also enjoy this Akume with these Nigerian soups. There are also many other different kind of Togo meals you can enjoy while here. As for transportation, there are bike riders everywhere and there are also taxis that are relatively cheap and affordable. Almost everywhere seem to have a fixed price so once you know where you want to go and the price, you don't have to argue with any transporter. One of the major challenges here in Togo is just the language barrier. They mostly speak their local language or French and hardly understand or speak English. So most times once you speak English they automatically refer to you as Igbo because they call all Nigerians here Igbo or Anago (Yoruba).
Many Nigerians live in Togo and are doing very well because it is a very peaceful country and the Togolese people respect Nigerians alot. Most of the major markets in Togo are dominated by Nigerians (mostly Igbos). They dominate the clothing business, spare part and major wholesale sectors.
There are nice Nigerian owned restaurant and bars if you wish to enjoy some naija meals, isi ewu, nkwobi, pepper soup and lots more. You can also hand out at the beaches or some very crazy night bars like Agbekoko, baguida monument, Molo Molo and lots more. These places are sometimes open from dusk to dawn but nights are always groovy till morning with lots of girls to select from and have fun. If you feel like having some fun with any lady just hit one of these places and you won't be disappointed. Language is not a barrier in these places just learn how to say lajan and chuku chuku, amezon etc.
So far so good since I relocated here I just love the peace of mind, steady light and the safe night life. I will update more as time goes on. Thank you for sharing |
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Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 6:58pm On Jan 10, 2023 |
I'm very sorry I haven't been responding. The hustle is real over here so I have not had time for NL.
I'm loving every bit of my stay in Togo. 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 7:13pm On Jan 10, 2023 |
Nicoswit: Op, more update oo What would you like to know. Alot has changed over the years. Someone said it will take Togo 200 years to develop or so. It's quite funny because Togo is fast developing and things are changing rapidly. They have quite a different mentality from we Nigerians and that's because they a french colony but many of them have started traveling alot and meeting foreigners which is really changing their mentality. There are many Togolese people working or hustling in Nigeria and from there they are sending money to build their own houses and erasing that mentality they once had that Nigerians are evil people. If you are here, you just be nice and live your life peacefully they will love you and always want to come close to you. But if you try to boast or form as if you are better than them like what many igbo guys do here, they will always want to bring problem to you. In general Togo is peaceful and cool. The person that said light bill is too high, I don't think that's correct. They have pre paid meter which you use according to your pocket just like Nigeria. You can buy from 200cfa which can last you a day or up to 3 days depends on what you use at home. Their light is constant and security here is very good because they fear their police so much. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Zaksart: 10:05am On Jan 11, 2023 |
Good day MiztaDynameek, Please is there a classified site like Jiji over there, I would love to go through price of commodities and apartment too. What's the requirements of opening a business over there as a Nigerian, what permit would I need and the cost. Do you have any Idea of shop rents ![](/faces/huh.png) Compare to Nigeria how expensive would clearing of Goods be at lome Sea Port. I look forward to your respons. Thanks. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 12:06pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
Zaksart: Good day MiztaDynameek,
Please is there a classified site like Jiji over there, I would love to go through price of commodities and apartment too.
What's the requirements of opening a business over there as a Nigerian, what permit would I need and the cost.
Do you have any Idea of shop rents![](/faces/huh.png)
Compare to Nigeria how expensive would clearing of Goods be at lome Sea Port.
I look forward to your respons.
Thanks. Your questions are plenty but let me try to answer. For websites in regards to what you asked they have alot but the problem is that it will definitely be in french. So if you understand french you can try to find them through Google. There is no much requirement to setup a business here as a Nigerian. It depends on what business you want to do and the only thing is just to pay your yearly taxes at the meri. Renting a shop is not hard and the price depends on the area or location. You can get shops from 5000cfa per month up to 100k per month depends on the kind of shop and what you want to do. My friend has a bar which he pays 20k a month for the shop, but he actually spent almost a million cfa to arrange the place as a bar so he is only paying 20k per month. There are places you see a place to do a bar like his own and you pay 50k or more per month so it depends on type of shop and location. Lome has a very almost free shipping port, thats why many neighbors like Burkina Faso, Mali and other land locked west african countries use Togo port. So far so good it's far cheaper than clearing goods in Nigeria. You can also make more enquires yourself as this one I gave you is from my own personal experience in the country. Many Nigerians here even have ships and shipping companies running things. Whenever you arrive Togo, try to locate a Nigerian bar and restaurant call M21 along Avepozo express road. Thats a place you can linkup with anything about shipping or clearing to get good info. Even the owner has a ship and runs a major clearing company here in Togo and he is a Nigerian. I hope my little info can help. 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Themainboy22: 12:26pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
@miztaDynameek, what's the cfa's rate, compared to our NGN? |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 1:42pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
Themainboy22: @miztaDynameek, how much is the cfa's rate, compared to our NGN? Right now naira is messed up. As at when I came here 1000naira was about 3000cfa. But as we speak 1000naira is around 800 to 850 cfa franc depends on the exchangers. Cfa franc is now higher than naira. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Themainboy22: 1:52pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
Right now naira is messed up. As at when I came here 1000naira was about 3000cfa. But as we speak 1000naira is around 800 to 850 cfa franc depends on the exchangers. Cfa franc is now higher than naira. Nawaoo this country (Nigeria) is finished. I can now understand why many of our youths want to jappa. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Zaksart: 3:58pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
Your questions are plenty but let me try to answer.
For websites in regards to what you asked they have alot but the problem is that it will definitely be in french. So if you understand french you can try to find them through Google.
There is no much requirement to setup a business here as a Nigerian. It depends on what business you want to do and the only thing is just to pay your yearly taxes at the meri.
Renting a shop is not hard and the price depends on the area or location. You can get shops from 5000cfa per month up to 100k per month depends on the kind of shop and what you want to do. My friend has a bar which he pays 20k a month for the shop, but he actually spent almost a million cfa to arrange the place as a bar so he is only paying 20k per month. There are places you see a place to do a bar like his own and you pay 50k or more per month so it depends on type of shop and location.
Lome has a very almost free shipping port, thats why many neighbors like Burkina Faso, Mali and other land locked west african countries use Togo port. So far so good it's far cheaper than clearing goods in Nigeria.
You can also make more enquires yourself as this one I gave you is from my own personal experience in the country. Many Nigerians here even have ships and shipping companies running things.
Whenever you arrive Togo, try to locate a Nigerian bar and restaurant call M21 along Avepozo express road. Thats a place you can linkup with anything about shipping or clearing to get good info. Even the owner has a ship and runs a major clearing company here in Togo and he is a Nigerian.
I hope my little info can help. Thanks for your input... I am highly grateful � ��. Please drop me the popular classified sites name.. Google is not making it easy for me, it's all English unrelated website she kept returning for my search. I just sent you an email through nairaland... Would lover to connect of you don't mind. Thanks once again. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by ibechris(m): 4:22pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
obama30:
Electricity bill in Togo can take your entirely yearly saves. Transportation in Togo is expensive more than in any west African country. Is very difficult for Togolese to change from old way to new way. One who lives in Togo don't know if the world is going forward or backward. It will take Togo 200 years to live to standard live of Nigeria level of 2015 There's no good hospital in Togo My people stay where you are if your feeding well don't jump out because someone organize a movemnet for another
This ur advise no gel at all. That a country is backward does not mean one can't make it there. Have a rethink ok. 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Juoflife1(f): 6:25pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
Small countries are usually peaceful and in most cases, rich. I just don't know what is wrong with Africa. 1 Like |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 6:35pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
ibechris:
This ur advise no gel at all.
That a country is backward does not mean one can't make it there.
Have a rethink ok. Don't mind the guy, many Nigerians are making it big here. Just do right and keep focus on whatever biz you doing. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 6:40pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
Zaksart:
Thanks for your input... I am highly grateful � ��. Please drop me the popular classified sites name.. Google is not making it easy for me, it's all English unrelated website she kept returning for my search.
I just sent you an email through nairaland... Would lover to connect of you don't mind.
Thanks once again. Like I stated earlier most of their stuffs is french and I don't speak or read french so I don't use or know their websites. I just know somehow they will definitely have some websites they use. You can also try searching Togo facebook groups and you will see alot of groups you can join. You just have to be ready to translate from french to english. As for calling or whatsapp to make Enquiry on anything you find, just know they hardly understand english so you can't communicate direct with them except through chat by translating. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Zaksart: 6:54pm On Jan 11, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
Like I stated earlier most of their stuffs is french and I don't speak or read french so I don't use or know their websites. I just know somehow they will definitely have some websites they use. You can also try searching Togo facebook groups and you will see alot of groups you can join. You just have to be ready to translate from french to english. As for calling or whatsapp to make Enquiry on anything you find, just know they hardly understand english so you can't communicate direct with them except through chat by translating. Thanks a lot bro... Google chrome always does the translation. But in all you are indeed a great help. Please reply to my email so I can have your digits... So we can at least connect when I enter there. |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Nicoswit(m): 10:37am On Jan 27, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
What would you like to know. Alot has changed over the years. Someone said it will take Togo 200 years to develop or so. It's quite funny because Togo is fast developing and things are changing rapidly.
They have quite a different mentality from we Nigerians and that's because they a french colony but many of them have started traveling alot and meeting foreigners which is really changing their mentality.
There are many Togolese people working or hustling in Nigeria and from there they are sending money to build their own houses and erasing that mentality they once had that Nigerians are evil people.
If you are here, you just be nice and live your life peacefully they will love you and always want to come close to you. But if you try to boast or form as if you are better than them like what many igbo guys do here, they will always want to bring problem to you.
In general Togo is peaceful and cool. The person that said light bill is too high, I don't think that's correct. They have pre paid meter which you use according to your pocket just like Nigeria. You can buy from 200cfa which can last you a day or up to 3 days depends on what you use at home. Their light is constant and security here is very good because they fear their police so much. Thanks for the info |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Nicoswit(m): 10:39am On Jan 27, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
What would you like to know. Alot has changed over the years. Someone said it will take Togo 200 years to develop or so. It's quite funny because Togo is fast developing and things are changing rapidly.
They have quite a different mentality from we Nigerians and that's because they a french colony but many of them have started traveling alot and meeting foreigners which is really changing their mentality.
There are many Togolese people working or hustling in Nigeria and from there they are sending money to build their own houses and erasing that mentality they once had that Nigerians are evil people.
If you are here, you just be nice and live your life peacefully they will love you and always want to come close to you. But if you try to boast or form as if you are better than them like what many igbo guys do here, they will always want to bring problem to you.
In general Togo is peaceful and cool. The person that said light bill is too high, I don't think that's correct. They have pre paid meter which you use according to your pocket just like Nigeria. You can buy from 200cfa which can last you a day or up to 3 days depends on what you use at home. Their light is constant and security here is very good because they fear their police so much. Is there something like police harassment in Togo for them to fear the police so much? |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by MiztaDynameek: 11:20am On Jan 27, 2023 |
Nicoswit:
Is there something like police harassment in Togo for them to fear the police so much? There is no such thing as police harassment in Togo. The police are well taken care of by their government so they don't harass people. They just do their work in terms of keeping the country safe so the people fear and respect them because they don't like police wahala. Unlike Nigeria where someone will just go and carry police to arrest another person without any proper investigation about the issue, here in Togo if you have an issue and make a report at the police station, they give you a paper called convocation which you just go and give the person you have issue with. Them no born the person well not to miss that police invitation. If for any reason you miss that invitation to police station, that is when police will track you and arrest you by force and your case will even become worse for not honouring that first invitation. Meanwhile if you honour that invitation, unlike Nigeria police that will just throw you inside cell, they don't do such. That invitation is mostly to hear from both sides what happened after which they will just settle the matter and everyone goes home. Except the case is very serious then from police station they transfer the case to court immediately and from court it's direct to prison. In all their police functions very well that is why their citizens are scared of them and don't like police wahala. This is just police oooo, if you talk of army then you will see how some of them might commit suicide before they even see the army. 2 Likes |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Nicoswit(m): 11:28am On Jan 27, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
There is no such thing as police harassment in Togo. The police are well taken care of by their government so they don't harass people. They just do their work in terms of keeping the country safe so the people fear and respect them because they don't like police wahala.
Unlike Nigeria where someone will just go and carry police to arrest another person without any proper investigation about the issue, here in Togo if you have an issue and make a report at the police station, they give you a paper called convocation which you just go and give the person you have issue with. Them no born the person well not to miss that police invitation. If for any reason you miss that invitation to police station, that is when police will track you and arrest you by force and your case will even become worse for not honouring that first invitation.
Meanwhile if you honour that invitation, unlike Nigeria police that will just throw you inside cell, they don't do such. That invitation is mostly to hear from both sides what happened after which they will just settle the matter and everyone goes home. Except the case is very serious then from police station they transfer the case to court immediately and from court it's direct to prison.
In all their police functions very well that is why their citizens are scared of them and don't like police wahala. This is just police oooo, if you talk of army then you will see how some of them might commit suicide before they even see the army. Lol, this is really nice, coming from a closeby west Africa country |
Re: Togo, A Small And Peaceful Country. by Nobody: 12:16pm On Jan 27, 2023 |
MiztaDynameek:
There is no such thing as police harassment in Togo. The police are well taken care of by their government so they don't harass people. They just do their work in terms of keeping the country safe so the people fear and respect them because they don't like police wahala.
Unlike Nigeria where someone will just go and carry police to arrest another person without any proper investigation about the issue, here in Togo if you have an issue and make a report at the police station, they give you a paper called convocation which you just go and give the person you have issue with. Them no born the person well not to miss that police invitation. If for any reason you miss that invitation to police station, that is when police will track you and arrest you by force and your case will even become worse for not honouring that first invitation.
Meanwhile if you honour that invitation, unlike Nigeria police that will just throw you inside cell, they don't do such. That invitation is mostly to hear from both sides what happened after which they will just settle the matter and everyone goes home. Except the case is very serious then from police station they transfer the case to court immediately and from court it's direct to prison.
In all their police functions very well that is why their citizens are scared of them and don't like police wahala. This is just police oooo, if you talk of army then you will see how some of them might commit suicide before they even see the army. This story get k leg First, you dont understand french, how then will you understand the dealings the locals have with the police? you said the people are scared of the police and army because they are good people are always scared of forces that are brutal, i think the Togolese police are evil just like their Nigerian counterparts, and that is why the people are scared of them. |