US Warns Citizens Of Dangers Of Visiting Nigeria

The United States Department of State has cautioned its natives of the threats of visiting Nigeria.

In a tourism warning as of late posted on its site, the division cautions that wrongdoings, for example, outfitted theft, attack, carjacking, psychological oppression, common agitation, capturing, assault and robbery, is basic all through the nation.

Nigeria was recorded among 35 nations with a "K" pointer that shows where its residents could be in danger of getting hijacked or abducted.

"The new "K" marker is a piece of our progressing responsibility to give clear and far reaching venture out security data to U.S. natives so they can settle on educated travel choices," the office said.

"The Travel Advisories for 35 nations have been refreshed to incorporate a "K" marker for the danger of seizing or potentially prisoner taking: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine (in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine), Venezuela, and Yemen."

The office set Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states on level 4, which is a warning for "don't travel".

"The security circumstance in upper east Nigeria is liquid and capricious, especially in Borno and Yobe States and northern Adamawa State," the division said.

"Psychological oppressor bunches situated in the Northeast target holy places, schools, mosques, government establishments, instructive foundations, and amusement settings. Roughly two million of Nigerians have been uprooted because of the viciousness in upper east Nigeria."

It anyway set Nigeria under dimension 3 – reexamine travel.