The United Kingdom has issued fresh security advice to its citizens in Nigeria or who may be considering traveling to the country.
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in its updated foreign advisory asked its citizens to avoid at least 12 states in Nigeria, while saying some other states should be visited only if they are essential.
This is coming barely two weeks after the UK issued an earlier warning of a possible terrorist attack on the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“The FCDO no longer advises against all but essential travel to the Federal Capital Territory, including the city of Abuja, but risks remain, and further details about the continued threat from terrorism in this region have been added. The FCDO’s advice against traveling to other areas of Nigeria remains in place.
“The FCDO advises against all travel to Borno State, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, and the riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states,” it said in the updated advisory on Monday, published on its site.
It listed other states as risky areas and only advised travel to those places on a very essential basis.
“The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Bauchi State, Kano Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto, Kogi, within 20 km of the border with Niger in Kebbi State, Abia, non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states, the Plateau, and Taraba states,” the UK said.
