- The United States has called on its citizens to avoid travelling to no less than 18 of the 36 states in Nigeria
- According to a statement from the Department of State, the reason for the call was the high level of terrorism and kidnapping in those states
- The 18 affected states cut across the north, the southeast and South-South, including Rivers state, with the exception of Port Harcourt
FCT, Abuja – The United States Department of State has called on its citizens to avoid travelling to about 18 states in Nigeria because of terrorism and kidnapping in its latest advisory.
In the latest advisory posted on its website, the US urged its citizens to desist from travelling to states in the northern parts of Nigeria, the Southeast and South-South, citing “crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs” in the mentioned region.
