Crab, by UK standards Kabba would be a moderate town - about the size of Andover.
Nigeria has been a difficult place for expats for quite a while, which is sad because it has a lot of beautiful countryside. For many of the expat helicopter pilots it was to either Nigeria or the Middle East they went for their first civilian overseas experience as that’s where a lot of the jobs were 40-50 years ago. Nigeria is certainly very different culturally from UK and in the 1970s there were difficulties finding ‘continental’ foodstuffs in the (small) supermarkets and the majority of expats just stayed around their oil company compounds or expat enclaves and didn’t wander far, so got little insight into the country. Nigerians generally tend to be quite loud and can be a little mercurial compared with many Europeans, but underneath they just want the same things as we all do - a better life, better future for their children, decent schools, hospitals and roads. Unfortunately their corrupt leaders have deprived them of that for generations. I used to travel around a lot by car, bus and boat with no problem. Sadly in 1999 that all started to change with the emergence of MEND, to whom expats were kidnap targets and more expats than ever stayed in protected compounds and had to travel to work in armed, escorted convoys. It was still pleasant to travel in the north but with the emergence of Boko Haram that’s also risky now.
So yes, I’m sure you wouldn’t enjoy it as it is now, which is a shame because despite everything it’s still the economic powerhouse of Africa with great potential if only the corruption could be curbed as the people are bright and vibrant, friendly and hospitable if you have the opportunity to get to know them. I probably wouldn’t go for a holiday, as it’s not for the faint hearted, but it’s not all bad, despite what some may say