The United States government has issued a fresh travel advisory for Nigeria, warning its citizens to reconsider travelling to certain states in Nigeria due to what it refers to as “increased risk of crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs in the country.”
In the updated travel advisory issued on September 20 by the US Department of State and posted on its website on Thursday, the Department listed 18 Nigerian states that its citizens should avoid with a flat “do not travel” warning.
The states on the warning list include Borno, Yobe, Kogi, and Adamawa States which were blacklisted due to terrorism and kidnapping, while Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara States, were designated for kidnapping.
