Terror Alert: Ghanaian Government Denies Warning Citizens Against Travelling To Abuja

The Ghanaian government has denied issuing any warning to it’s citizens against travelling to Abuja over recent terror alert by the UK and US.

The denial comes hours after a warning statement allegedly issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration surfaced on Wednesday warning the public against traveling to the Nigerian capital Abuja over security concerns.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to inform the travelling public about security developments in Abuja, Nigeria, and the subsequent directive by local authorities to hotels operating in residential buildings to shut down.”

“Accordingly, the public is advised to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, due to the unpredictable security situation in the city, and the high danger of terrorism, criminality, inter-communal conflict, armed attacks, and kidnappings.

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“Whilst advising travellers who must travel out of necessity to Abuja to take precautionary measures, the Ministry will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to the public when the situation improves,” the statement read.

Debunking the purpoted statement,the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said the statement was not authorized by the Ministry thereby urging the public to disregard the statement.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to refer to the travel advisory published this evening, Wednesday, November 16,2022 advising against non-essential travel to Abuja and wishes to state that the statement was unauthorized.

“The Ministry is not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians who continued to in harmony with their Nigerian brothers and sisters.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration regrets any inconvenience this may have caused to the traveling public,”the statement read