Fact is initiating any local transactions of an exchange is risky. I've seen many people loss their money to scammers while trying to convert coins to naira. That's why you should only carry out your trades on trusted platform.. telegram is a hub for scammers and one thing is that you might feel you are smart until they cut their communication with you.

To avoid this is very simple. Avoid trading using local vendors. We know that those on exchanges are as well scammers but a few of them are good and since the exchange acts as an intermidiary between both of you, if you are careful your transactions will go smoothly..