UK warns citizens against travel to 28 Nigerian states over terrorism, kidnap risk
” In the North East, the FCDO said there is a “high and increasing threat from Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa, particularly around transport hubs, religious areas and large gatherings.
Other states where it advised essential trips include Abia State, and non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States, Anambra and Imo States The advisory specifically flagged the Federal Capital Territory, saying that the outer suburbs of Abuja were prone to varying levels of violence and that violent crime involving firearms had increased and spread from the outer suburbs to more central, wealthier areas.
It also warned its citizens against “all but essential travel” to 17 other states and the Federal Capital Territory, and said they should exercise caution when traveling in Lagos, particularly on the mainland, “which attracts high levels of crime and where security levels can be unpredictable.
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