Bandits at a "peace meeting" in Katsina
Canada has issued a fresh advisory warning its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Nigeria over an “unpredictable security situation throughout the country”.
In the advisory updated on Monday, Canada also warned against the significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks, and kidnappings.
The advisory warned against all travel to some 23 states including Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Plateau, Niger, Kogi, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Taraba and Yobe.
Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo and Rivers (excluding Port Harcourt) were also named.
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Lagos and Calabar were flagged as cities to exercise a high degree of caution.
“There is a high level of crime throughout Nigeria, particularly in urban and border areas,” the advisory reads.
“Robberies and muggings occur regularly. They are often conducted by large and well-armed criminal groups and usually occur in locations frequented by expatriates. Crimes have been committed by individuals posing as police or military personnel, particularly in the Niger Delta states.
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“There has been an increase in violent crime in the outer suburbs of Abuja and in the Federal Capital Territory, where local authorities regularly carry out anti-crime operations.”
The advisory comes weeks after the UK advised British citizens against travelling to 21 states in Nigeria.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) cited increasing insecurity as reason for the advisory.
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