US warns citizens to reconsider Nigeria travel on safety grounds
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The US has urged its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria, citing risks such as terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping. The state department's travel u…
The US has urged its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria, citing risks such as terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping. The state department's travel update today added that specific Nigerian states that pose an increased risk have been placed under the most severe warning that advises against all travel in the affected areas. Washington also authorised the departure of "non-emergency" staff and their families from the US embassy in Abuja, following what it calls a "deteriorating securi…