The Afi Moutain Wildlife Sanctuary is where the Nigerian government and NGOs are implementing a protection program for drill monkeys and other endangered wildlife. Only 3,000 drills remain worldwide and they can only be found in Cross River State – Nigeria, south western Cameroon, and Bioko island – Equatorial Guinea.
Rain had made a section of the trail leading to the Sanctuary impassable so we got off the bus and walked a bit before we got onto the escort’s pick up truck. One of the armed guards hopped on next to me after asking me “can you hold this for me?”. I help up his AK-47 for him, carefully I might add, and handed it back to him after taking a couple of pictures for the record!
We drove through a village on the way back to the main road, at a time when all kids where bathing in the river. I am glad I managed to get a few pictures as they could not contain their excitement at the sight of a bus full of white people.
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