The foreign and commonwealth
office of the United Kingdom has advised its citizens against travelling to 21
states in Nigeria due to insecurity.
In a statement on its website,
the FCO said “terrorists” are likely going to carry out attacks in the listed
states.
The states are:
- Borno
- Yobe
- Adamawa
- Gombe
- Bauchi
- Zamfara
- Kano
- Kaduna
- Jigawa
- Katsina
- Kogi
- Niger
- Sokoto
- Kebbi
- Plateau
- Abia
- Delta
- Bayelsa
- Rivers
- Akwa Ibom
- Cross River
It also urged the nationals to
avoid the riverine and non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom,
Cross River and within 20 kilometres of the border with Niger in Zamfara.
The FCO urged the citizens to
avoid places where crowds gather, including political meetings, religious
gatherings and places of worship, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars,
restaurants, transport hubs and camps for displaced people.
“Terrorists are very likely to
try to carry out attacks in Nigeria,” the FCO said.
“There’s a high threat of kidnap
throughout Nigeria. Kidnaps can be motivated by criminality or terrorism, and
could be carried out for financial or political gain.
“The security environment in the
north-east has deteriorated since 2018 and there is a heightened risk of
kidnap. Kidnaps in the north-east have included humanitarian and private sector
workers. There are also reports that Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa
(ISWA) are continuing to actively plan to kidnap foreigners.
“There is also a high threat of
criminal kidnap in the Niger Delta region and Kogi state.”
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