The US Department of State has suggested Americans to rethink travelling to Nigeria “due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs.”
Following its journey advisory replace carried out on Wednesday, the US famous that some areas “have increased risk”.
It suggested its residents against travelling to Borno, Yobe, Kogi, and northern Adamawa states resulting from terrorism and kidnapping; Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara states resulting from kidnapping; Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers states (excluding Port Harcourt) resulting from crime, kidnapping, and armed gangs.
It additional famous that “violent crime – such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage taking, roadside banditry, and rape – is common throughout the country.”
The Department, nevertheless, suggested residents who nonetheless select to journey to Nigeria to: “Carry proper identification, including a U.S. passport with a current Nigerian visa, if needed. Regarding Borno, Yobe, Kogi, and Northern Adamawa states, the US insisted that the security situation in the states was “fluid and unpredictable due to widespread terrorist activity, inter-communal violence, and kidnapping. Security operations to counter these threats may occur without warning.”