The United States has cautioned its citizens to avoid all travel to 20 states for security reasons, stating that the security there remains fluid and unpredictable.

The Department of State, specifically warned Americans against travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, noting that it’s ability to provide assistance to US citizens in the three states remains severely limited.

The Department of State in a travel warning on its website on Wednesday, strongly urged US citizens in Nigeria to consider their own personal security and to keep personal safety in the forefront of their travel planning.



The Department recommended against all but essential travel to 17 other states due to the risk of kidnappings, robberies, and other armed attacks.

The states are, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, and Zamfara.

“Based on safety and security risk assessments, the Embassy maintains restrictions for travel by US officials to the states listed above; officials must receive advance clearance by the US Mission for any travel to those states,” it stated.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah, could not be reached on Thursday for reaction to the security alert. He had yet to respond to an SMS as of the time of filing this report.

The Department further advised all US  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.

It explained that security measures in the country is heightened due to threats posed by extremist groups, and “U.S. citizens may encounter police and military checkpoints, additional security, and possible road blocks throughout the country.”

The mission pointed out that the Boko Haram group, designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Department of State, had claimed responsibility for many attacks in the country.

It also informed Americans that local government curfews are intermittently in effect in several states in the North.



Source: http://punchng.com/kidnapping-us-warns-citizens-travel-20-states/

Lazy journalism

Funny Abuja is safe while kogi, niger and kaduna is unsafe.

Who america epp.?

Una for beta say ,una no wan enta nigeria at all..Mtcheew...

Really? they ain't ready yet.

The US should also warn its citizens about poor hygeine in Lagos,Ibadan ,Igbo-Ora and others because of very poor food handling practices and poor water quality.

who cares e.g if my wife (American) refuses to travel with me to Edo , I leave her at the airport na ,

enya

Thank God Ogun State is not their

I include Borno state.

Make them kukuma no visit Nigeria at all.

Shame Edo State is on d list

Rubbish!!

20 make dem kuku say don't go to Nigeria...rubbish! as if dey are also free from terrorism and other terrible happenings

Gyr

I just dey observe

Out of 36 states

20 has been blacklisted

What's left of Nigeria??

Like say delta state no safe pass abujs.mtchew if u like travel to borno .who ur travel epp

Bayelsa, Delta and Rugged Rivers state.

US no wan pay ransom.

Gh

Like say delta state no safe pass abuja.mtchew if u like travel to borno .who ur travel epp

Are these people even okay at all BTW, no be their fault. It is because of this change clamouring !!!!

Us and over sabi like 5 and 6 always meddling into other countries affairs as if they don't have problems of thier own, see gay and transgender people roaming thier streets free without a care in the world, they're busy pointing at others

Bifwoli:
The US should also warn its citizens about poor hygeine in Lagos,Ibadan ,Enugu and others because of very poor food handling practices and poor water quality.

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Fayose state nko?

Na joke I dey joke o

Thank God south-west no dey there...... Ipod Nthoorrr