Sokoto to Gusau

We started from Sokoto by 8:13 am and left the gate of sokoto capital,entering Kwanawa(an area in sokoto state) which lies 205km from Gusau(The Zamfara state capital).

We drove to Dange Shuni LG of sokoto

On the highway which is 205km from Gusau there are many villages with mud/red earth houses with typical hausa settings and towns such as:

Small village in Dange shuni with round roofs over mud/red earth houses between 184 and 183 km from Gusau

small village on the road with mud houses around 177 km mark from Gusau near an open desert by the right


Small village around 167 km from Gusau

Small town at Tureta between 152 and 150 km from Gusau

We reached the boundary between Sokoto and zamfara.

Then we reached a small town called Danba Bakura in Zamfara around 116 km from Gusau


Kwana Kalgo village around 109 km from Gusau


At Mafara bye pass around 100 km from Gusau, the car took the right road and passed via the following villages in Zamfara:


Bakin Zazi

Kaya tawa

Tunfafiya

The car came out on the straight road again and passed via:


Danbanza village at 79 km from Gusau



Gidan Kano village around 70km from Gusau


In Gidan Kano,there is a stream where fish are caught and prepared for buyers.It is well seasoned and is very delicious according to the driver.



Immediately after Gidan Kano,we reached a small bridge on the road.


We then entered the following villages/towns on the road side in Zamfara:


Tasha Mayanshi

Kuzawa around 57km from Gusau


Kadauri


Then there is a sign board wherein is written: Welcome to Lugga district ,around 48km from Gusau.


In this part of the town,there are many wavy hills.





Then we entered Maru LGA of Zamfara state where i saw Maru LG secretariat, and College of Education Maru.



The bus drove to Dan Marke town in Maru LG






Between 34 and 32 km from Gusau,there is a road by the right leading to Kanoma town in Zamfara state

we then reached a town called Tashar Abu between 28 and 27km


Then Bungudu LGA from 23km upwards towards Gusau


In Bungudu LGA,we passed via a town called Furfuri Bungudu.



Then we entered Gusau(The Zamfara state capital) passing near Federal Govt Girls College,Gusau.



We arrived Gusau by 10:46am


All through the journey,I could see short trees with wide space between them covered with grass in what is called a grass Savannah.



I am now in Gusau preparing for the second leg of the journey to Kaduna


May GOD keep me safe on the remaining legs of the journey to Akwa Ibom

I like to tour the North but insecurity there discourages me.

Electroweb:
I like to tour the North but insecurity there discourages me.

There is peace now particularly in Sokoto,Zamfara and katsina

Gusau to Kaduna journey


We left Gusau by 12:25pm.


We passed on the highway which is 104km from Funtua in Katsina.

On this highway we passed through the following towns/cities/structures in zamfara state:

Damba Gusau

massive rocks around 93km from Funtua

Tazame about 87km from Funtua

Yandoton Daji about 83km


At Yandoton near a round about,some boys sold a hausa food called kwai da kwai and a cooked vegetable which they called zoghele

Tsafe a market town

rocky terrain in Tsafe

Gidan Giye village about 65km from Funtua

Kucheri

Then we reached the boundary between zamfara state and katsina state on the highway

There is a check point on the boundary which lies between 44 and 45 km from Funtua

beauty7:
There is peace now particularly in Sokoto,Zamfara and katsina

I will not doubt you since i don't stay there, but I know traveling interstate is a risky venture with all the kidnappings taking place nowadays.

After the boundary,we entered katsina state and drove through the following towns/villages on the highway in katsina state:

yankara town

Bangori

Faskari LGA

kanen haki about 22 to 23km from Funtua

Tudun Malamai village about 19km from Funtua

Dikke village between 13 and 12km from Funtua

Garuwa

Layin Gara

We reached Funtua by 1:56pm and passed through Jabiri village in Funtua of Katsina state

From Funtua in Katsina,the bus started going to kaduna state.

It drove via Funtua-zaria highway in Funtua and pass via these villages/towns/structures:

Funtua modern market

Nassarawa bagire village


Then we reached the sign board "Goodbye from katsina"

We entered the outskirt of kaduna and drove through:

Gulbala

Giwa LGA

Rain started drizzling around Giwa LGA

We arrived zaria in kaduna by 3:20pm

From zaria in kaduna state,we started going to kaduna LGA(capital of kaduna state)

The bus drove on a 2 lane zaria-kaduna highway and passed via the following villages/towns in kaduna:

Dan Magaji

Farakwai

Jaji where I saw the Jaji military cantonment(home of the infantry).

Sobawa Rigachikun

Then I saw Dalet Barracks Nigerian army

Then we arrived kaduna LG which is kaduna state capital

Kaduna to Abuja


After viewing kaduna for sometime,

I took bus by 6:04pm and started going to Abuja.

I can recall few villages/towns/structure on the double lane Kaduna-Abuja highway.


This highway is notorious for kidnapping.


But GOD saw us through the following villages/towns/structures:

Barakat Farm

kumbo farm

Dutse

Open Heaven Alheri camp around 137km from zuba (in Abuja)

sabon sara village

Doka


Gidan bussa village

Katari

Machar Farm

Then the sign "Welcome to Igwa sarki" on the road side

The forest on the road side is not as thick as the ones in southern Nigeria.

In some places,there are open savannah

We arrived Abuja by past 9pm.

I am currently in Abuja this night


Tommorrow I will continue the journey by GOD's grace

thumbs up op....however, pictures would have spiced up the thread

I am preparing to take a Luxurious night bus from Abuja to Aba in Abia state.


I have already booked the ticket for N5100.



The bus is due to depart by 8pm this night.



The bus is very new and has air condition(AC).


What an enjoyable journey it will be!

I am preparing to take a Luxurious night bus from Abuja to Aba in Abia state.



I have already booked the ticket for N5100.

The bus is due to depart by 8pm this night.


The bus is very new and has air condition(AC).

What an enjoyable journey it will be!

Abuja to Aba

After waiting and expecting to go in a new AC bus,an old bus was brought.


Every body was shocked because most of us bought the ticket with the assurance by the management that we were going with the new AC bus.


We had been taken in by their deception.


Even the driver could not so much as look us in the face.


We started the journey by 8:25pm.


Presently,the bus has reached Gwagwalada and is loading attachment.


Time now is 10:09pm

The bus has started moving from Gwagwalada after loading attachment.



There was some misunderstanding and quarrel during the loading between some passengers and the conductor


Time now is 10:51pm

In Lokoja now.


The time is now 2:16am

We are somewhere in a thick forest at okpella in Edo state.


Every body is complaining that the bus has driven 10 hours but is only in Edo state

Time is 6:34am

From the bus window, I am observing houses in Iddo okpella of Edo state.



The road is very narrow.


For the last many minutes,

we have been driving on this narrow road.



Time is 7:02am

We passed via Auchi and Aviele in Edo state.



We are now in a town called Agbede in Edo state.



Time is 8:18am

beauty7:
We passed via Auchi and Aviele in Edo state.



We are now in a town called Agbede in Edo state.



Time is 8:18am

Safe Journey!
very soon you will be touring round the world like this..
Get Ready!

We passed via:


Ewu


Eror Uromi


Egbele Uromi



Time is 8:59am here in Uromi of Edo state

shininglite:

Safe Journey! very soon you will be touring round the world like this.. Get Ready!

Amen

Thank you

why didn't you follow via enugu , abia to akwa ibiom.

There was no network for me to be posting



We reached Ubiaja in Esan south east LG of Edo


then we reached:


Eguare ubiaja


Ewatto


Ewohimi


Now we have entered Delta state and the bus is passing through Idumuje ugboko in Aniocha LG of Delta



We have now entered Onicha Ugbo of Delta state


Time is 10:26am

We are now heading to Asaba on the benin-asaba express way at ubulu okiti town

Time is 10:38am

The bus drove via Okpanam Asaba on the benin-asaba highway and reached Asaba.

It then went via onitsha-asaba highway and met a terrible hold up lasting more than one hour.


The hold up continued via oshimili south LG,


past the sign "way to utchi clan" in Ndokwa east LG of delta state.


Hold up continued closed to Niger bridge.


The bus then climbed the Niger bridge into onitsha.


There I saw the river niger flowing from east to west.


Arrived onitsha by1:17pm



The luxurious bus broke down completely in onitsha forcing some Aba bound passengers to look for alternative way of getting to Aba.


I am currently in onitsha preparing to go Akwa ibom through Aba

I left onitsha for Aba by about 5:30pm and the bus passed via obosi near ukwalla kingdom in obosi

We drove on the onitsha-owerri double lane road and passed via:


oba where I saw ubiagwu village and rojenny village


Then the sign "Fareware from oba,the land of success"


We also drove via the following villages/towns/structures on the double lane onitsha-owerri road:


Akwu-ukwu

Idimili south LGA

Ibolo oraifite

The sign 'Fareware from oraifite'


ozubulu


Eziora ozubulu

odozi obolo

The signs 'Welcome to Ihemosi' and 'Welcome to obijackson'

Ihuoma village



okija (a big town) in Ihiala LGA


Uli


Amorka


All the aforementioned towns,villages,structures are in Anambra.



These are the ones i was able to see

After Amorka in Anambra,


we entered the following villages/towns in Imo state such as:


Mgbidi (where I bought an Igbo delicacy called Okpa
It is like moi moi)


otutu


Azara


ogbaku


orlu


Mbaitoli



orogwe



Ireten in owerri west LGA


Then we entered owerri


owerri is a very fine city


These were the ones I could see because of the speeding bus and also because it was already night

There was traffic hold up in some parts of this fine city called owerri

From owerri,the bus was going to Abia and went via the double lane Aba road

It passed via the following villages/towns on the double lane Aba road in Imo state:


ulakwo


umuovum


umuowa in Ngor okpala LG around 9:06pm

Airport junction in umuowa

Ihite in Ngor okpala LG


umuochiem
and
umuohiagwu
and
umudim all in Ngor okpala LG

okpala junction.

Shortly after okpala junction,there is a bridge

This bridge is a boundary between Imo and Abia

Just after this bridge we entered Abia state and the first city in Abia is owerrinta


From owerrinta we drove via the following villages in Abia:

ugba


umuvo


umuikaa

At umuikaa,the bus turned at the round about and went right through:

osisioma


Then Aba by 10:33pm.


I am presently in Aba to finalize the journey to Akwa ibom tomorrow by GOD's will

okeyglm:
why didn't you follow via enugu , abia to akwa ibiom.

Sorry I am just seeing your post now.


It was the luxurious bus I followed that went that way.


That is the new road.


Enugu to Abia is the old road.


Even when the luxurious bus broke down at onitsha,I still continued the journey on the new road by means of an 18 seater bus