Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister
of Aviation has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over United Kingdom’s travel
ban on 24 states in Nigeria.
The UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday warned its citizens against
traveling to some Nigerian states.
A statement on the UK government
website said all travel to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers,
Akwa Ibom, Cross River States and 20km of the border with Niger in Zamfara
State should be cancelled.
The FCO warned against all but
essential travel to: Bauchi, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Katsina, Kogi and
within 20km of the border with Niger in Sokoto and Kebbi States, non-riverine
areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and
Abia States.
It added that: “Terrorists are
very likely to try to carry out attacks in Nigeria. Most attacks occur in the
northeast, particularly in Borno (including central Maiduguri and along access
routes connecting the city to other major towns and along the Niger border,
including in Damasak), Yobe, including the eastern LGAs bordering Borno State
both north and south of the Damaturu road), and Adamawa States.
“There have also been significant
attacks in Gombe, Kano, Kaduna, Jos and Bauchi States and in the Federal
capital, Abuja. The terrorist threat across eastern Yobe and Borno State is
high, with frequent recent attacks. Terrorist groups carried out attacks in
North East Nigeria during the February 2019 election period, and further
attacks are likely. We continue to advise against all travel to Borno and Yobe
States.”
Reacting, Fani-Kayode called out
President Muhammadu Buhari and his supporters for the recent development.
On his Twitter page, the former
minister, who is a critic of Buhari administration wrote: “Insecurity: UK
imposes travel ban on 20 states in Nigeria.
“Finally this is what it has come
to. Buhari and his supporters should clap for themselves!”
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