It is nice that you get to experience this firsthand... This is why my goal for next year is to leave Nigeria 🇳🇬 for the first time and explore other African countries...
What changed my perspective was the Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State, it also has a stream that has a permanent temperature of 31°C(meaning you can be in the stream all day).
Before visiting Bauch State the only news I got from the State was that of Boko Haram I was scared to death on my first visit but I've been visiting there twice annually and it has always been peaceful.
You get to pay less than $10 to go see the wild animals(anyone you can think of).
The negative news about the State makes it impossible for people to see the beauty that lies in the State.
Since then I stopped believing what I see in the news about a location until I experienced it myself.