US Warns Citizens Against Travelling To 20 Nigerian States

  ABUJA — The United States of America has
warned its citizens against travelling to 20
states in Nigeria due to security concerns.
According to the travel advice on the
Department of State's website, the North-
Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and

Adamawa, where the Boko Haram terrorists
were more brutal, topped the list.
It read: “The Department of State warns
U.S. citizens of the risks of travelling to
Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens
avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and
Yobe states because the security situation
in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and
unpredictable.The Department of State
strongly urges U.S. citizens in Nigeria to
consider their own personal security and to
keep personal safety in the forefront of their
travel planning. This Travel Warning replaces
the Travel Warning for Nigeria dated
February 5, 2016.
" The ability of the Mission to provide
assistance to U.S. citizens in Adamawa,
Borno, and Yobe states remains severely
limited. The Department recommends
against all but essential travel to the
following states due to the risk of
kidnappings, robberies, and other armed
attacks: Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo,
Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina,
Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto,
and Zamfara.
"The Department also warns against travel
in the Gulf of Guinea because of the threat
of piracy. Based on safety and security risk
assessments, the Embassy maintains
restrictions for travel by U.S. officials to the
states listed above; officials must receive
advance clearance by the U.S. Mission for
any travel to those states.
“The U.S. Mission advises all U.S. citizens
to be particularly vigilant around government
security facilities; churches, mosques, and
other places of worship; locations where
large crowds may gather, such as hotels,
clubs, bars, restaurants, markets, shopping
malls; and other areas frequented by
expatriates and foreign travelers.