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Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner to Nigeria
The United Kingdom's foreign and commonwealth office has issued warning to all its citizens about visits to 21 Nigerian states due to rising insecurity in the country.
The warning issued on its website Tuesday mentioned the underlisted states as flashpoints where terrorists' attacks are most likely:
The states are:
Borno
Yobe
Adamawa
Gombe
Bauchi
Zamfara
Kano
Kaduna
Jigawa
Katsina
Kogi
Niger
Sokoto
Kebbi
Plateau
Abia
Delta
Bayelsa
Rivers
Akwa Ibom
Cross River
Likewise, The CFO urged the nationals to avoid the riverine and non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and within 20 kilometres of the border with Niger in Zamfara.
It further counseled the citizens to avoid places where crowds gather, including political meetings, religious gatherings and places of worship, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars, restaurants, transport hubs and camps for displaced people.
“Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Nigeria,” the FCO said.
“There’s a high threat of kidnap throughout Nigeria. Kidnaps can be motivated by criminality or terrorism, and could be carried out for financial or political gain.
“The security environment in the north-east has deteriorated since 2018 and there is a heightened risk of kidnap. Kidnaps in the north-east have included humanitarian and private sector workers. There are also reports that Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) are continuing to actively plan to kidnap foreigners.
“There is also a high threat of criminal kidnap in the Niger Delta region and Kogi state.”
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