The United Kingdom (UK) has issued an advisory to its citizens, warning them against travelling to twelve states in Nigeria over insecurity issues.
The travel advisory was published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
UK Citizens have been warned to stay away from these twelve states; Kaduna, Katsina,Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Zamfara, Borno, Yobe, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Adamawa and Gombe states.
Others include; Kano, Bauchi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Niger, Kogi within 20km of the border with Niger in Kebbi and Abia States respectively.
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The advisory partly reads: “Foreign nationals, including humanitarian workers, are likely targets for kidnap. Humanitarian hubs and humanitarian workers have been targeted during attacks in the North East, including Monguno, Borno State on 13 June 2020.
“The security environment in the North East has deteriorated since 2018 and there is a heightened risk of kidnapping of humanitarian and private sector workers.
“There are also reports that Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) have an active plan to kidnap foreigners. As well as in North-East Nigeria, extremist groups operate in some northern and middle belt states including Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Kogi, Kaduna, Niger and Adamawa states.
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“If you are working or travelling in these States then you should be aware of the risk of terrorist kidnapping.”
The FCDO added: “There have also been a number of attacks and targeted killings in the South-east and South-South regions of Nigeria, including in the states of Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Anambra, Delta, Edo and Ebonyi. Some of these attacks have been on isolated roads and in remote locations, but there is a chance that they could occur in metropolitan areas,” the advisory read.
