United Kingdom Warns Citizens To Avoid Travelling To 22 States In Nigeria.

The United Kingdom has advised its citizens against travelling to 22 states in Nigeria.

This was contained in a press release by the British High Commission, Abuja, titled, “Updated Foreign Commonwealth Development Office Travel Advice to British Nationals Traveling to the FCT.

According to the high commission, it stated that the purpose of the travel update is to help its nationals make better-informed decisions about international travel and plan for a trouble-free trip, noting that there are a lot of states in Nigeria where British nationals should not travel to which includes Bauchi, Borno, Kano, Jigawa, Adamawa, Niger, Sokoto, Kogi, Abia, Plateau, Taraba, within 20km of the border with Niger in Kebbi State and non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States.

It further stated the travel advice is constantly reviewed to make sure it reflects the current situation in Abuja and Nigeria, stressing that though, they no longer advise citizens against all but essential travel to the Nigeria, including the city of Abuja, but maintained that some risks remain. The UK advised its citizens to monitor this advice for the latest updates and stay in contact with their travel provider.