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By Dayo Badmus
American citizens in Nigeria have been cautioned against intra and inter state movements as crimes tend to increase during holidays in the country.
The US Embassy also advised citizens outside Nigeria to reconsider traveling to the country due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and Maritime crimes.
The US in a Notice shared on its official website and Twitter,
“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.
The US 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 carrying 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.
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1. Adamawa
2. Bauchi
3. Borno
4. Gombe
5. Kaduna
6. Kano
7. Yobe
8. Akwa Ibom
9. Bayelsa
10. Cross Rivers
11. Delta
12. Rivers.
