The federal government has asked Nigerians travelling to the
United States and Europe to “take extra precaution” with their belongings.
The government said many Nigerians have been victims of
theft of money and passports in the US and the United Kingdom.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, issued
the travel advisory on Monday at the fifth edition of President Muhammadu
Buhari’s administration scorecard in Abuja.
The minister said the advisory was at the instance of the
federal ministry of foreign affairs and the country’s embassies in the US and
Europe.
“It has come to the
attention of the government that Nigerian travellers to the United States and
some countries in Europe are having their belongings, especially money and
international passports, stolen at an increasingly high rate,” the minister
said.
“The most recent victims of this are travellers to the UK,
most of whom were dispossessed of their belongings at high-brow shops,
particularly in the high street of Oxford.
“We have therefore decided to advise Nigerians travelling to
Europe and the United States to take extra precautions to avoid being
dispossessed of their belongings.
“This is not your
typical travel advisory. Issuing such is the prerogative of our embassies/high
commissions as well as the ministry of foreign affairs.
“It is merely a piece of advice to Nigerians who may be
visiting the affected parts of the world.”
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