US has banned its citizens from travelling to 12 Nigerian states.

News from yawabase Nigeria reports that the United States Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned American citizens to reconsider traveling to Nigeria due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime.

This online news platform understands that the US in a notice shared on its official website and Twitter, cautioned its citizens residing in Nigeria against intra and inter state movements as crimes tend to increase during holidays in the country.


“We remind U.S. citizens to exercise caution while traveling and residing in Nigeria. Crime is endemic throughout Nigeria, ranging from petty street crime to carjacking, and crime levels tend to increase during the holidays,” the embassy wrote, highlighting danger zones in the country.

 US has  cautioned its citizens residing in Nigeria against traveling to Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, and Yobe states for fear of terrorism and kidnap.


The US in its notice, also identified Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Delta, and Rivers states as “unsafe coastal areas” out of fear of possible civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime.


“Violent crime – such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, and rape – is common throughout the country. Exercise extreme caution throughout the country due to the threat of indiscriminate violence.

“Terrorists continue plotting and carryin out attacks in Nigeria, especially in the North-east. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting shopping centers, malls, markets, hotels, places of worship, restaurants, bars, schools, government installations, transportation hubs, and other places where crowds gather,” the embassy noted.

Below is the breakdown of the 12 states the US has warned its citizens against traveling to the listed states in Nigeria for safety reasons .

US Bans Citizens From Travelling To 12 Nigerian States See Full List from source below

Source >> https://yawabase.com/united-states-bans-citizens-from-travelling-to-12-nigerian-states-see-full-list/

Nigeria

Hmmm.. It is well.

Edo should replace akwa ibom

SE is the safest region in Nigeria, even America already knows that

Stupid list....

Crime has been technical defeated by APC gooment