Insecurity: Do not travel to Nigeria – Canada warns citizens

The Canadian authorities have issued travel advisories to its citizens travelling to Nigeria.

According to the authorities, Canadian citizens should not travel to Nigeria unless it is extremely necessary to do so.

“Avoid non-essential travel to Nigeria due to the unpredictable security situation throughout the country and the significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks, and kidnappings,” they warned.

They also cautioned their citizens to totally avoid moving to some regions “due to the risk of terrorism, armed attacks, kidnapping, intercommunal and sectarian violence”.

Read advisories shared on the government’s website below:

Avoid non-essential travel to Nigeria due to the unpredictable security situation throughout the country and the significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks, and kidnappings.

Avoid all travel to the following regions due to the risk of terrorism, armed attacks, kidnapping, intercommunal and sectarian violence:

the north-western states of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara

the north-central state of Plateau

the north-eastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe

the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers (with the exception of Rivers’ capital city, Port Harcourt, where we advise against non-essential travel)

Abuja, Calabar and Lagos – Exercise a high degree of caution

Exercise a high degree of caution in the cities of Abuja, Calabar, and Lagos due to the incidence of crime.

Northwestern and Northeastern states

There is a threat of terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping in the following northwestern and northeastern states:

Adamawa; Bauchi; Borno; Gombe; Jigawa; Kaduna; Kano;

Katsina; Sokoto; Zamfara; Yobe.

Bandit groups are increasingly active in the northwest, including in Kaduna state. Violent attacks involving gunfire and explosives, as well as kidnappings, are frequent.