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Originally Posted by Wanted (Post 586388)

Facebook message on 03/July/18 of Nigeria denying entry into Cameroon. Will keep an eye out for updates

Facebook message reads as follows;

"We were denied entry into Cameroon today at Ekok crossing. They said it is too dangerous and the won’t allow tourists to cross.
We were there about 2 hours. We spoke with someone from the army who said that he was the one who gave the order to the consulates and embassies to stop issuing visas to overlanders. Everyone was extremely deferential to him so I think he was important. He said the situation is very bad. We went over the map with him to
Investigate alternatives. Importantly he said the Bissaula crossing is more dangerous than Ekok and Bot to take it. He said we could crossing near Gembu Nigeria which goes into the central region of Cameroon and said it would be safe. But that gets pretty far north into Nigeria which is certainly not safe.
Thankfully the Nigeria side let us go over and talk with Cameroon before stamping us out.
We rode down to Calabar and got a quote to take a ferry to Doulala for 350 USD each for our passage and motorbike. For a car the price is 1,000,000 cfa or about 1800 USD.
For us it’s not worth the risk to try up north. Also it’s been raining so much and I don’t want to ride in the muddy mountain roads haha.
Good luck to all."

That kind of doesn't make sense, it shows no visas are issued for entry to Cameroon but then says they are getting on a ferry that goes to Doulala which is in Cameroon!

We just got our Cameroon visa issued from Madrid today and they know we are planning to travel from Nigeria to Cameroon via Ekok, so I don't think the Facebook message is correct.

The information about the border at Ekok being closed for foreigners is definitely correct. Some foreigners have driven to Gembu and crossed there and others have taken the ferry from Calabar.
These are the only 2 options to cross from Nigeria to Cameroon.

Hello, sorry I have not been online much recently as life gets in the way. I am aware that this thread is slowly getting out of date so PLEASE if you have any new information regarding visas that conflicts with the information given here, please post it in the thread and send me an e-mail to remind me to login and update the original post. Let's keep this information up to date :)