UK drops amber security alert over Abuja, lists states with high risks

The United Kingdom has reviewed its security alert raised over Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, dropping the amber light warning to green.

It however said its advice against travelling to other areas of Nigeria remained in place.

The UK along other foreign nations had earlier warned of possible attacks on prominent areas including religious centres by terrorists and directed it’s citizens to leave Abuja.

In a travel advisory update released on Monday by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the UK government urged the citizens to check the travel advisory regularly as it dropped the amber light warning.

It stated in the reviewed advisory on Monday published on its site, “The FCDO no longer advises against all but essential travel to the Federal Capital Territory, including the city of Abuja, but risks remain, and further details about the continued threat from terrorism in this region have been added.

“The FCDO advises against all travel to Borno State, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, and the riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.”

It listed other states as risk areas and only advised travels to the places on very essential basis.

“The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Bauchi State, Kano Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto, Kogi, within 20km of the border with Niger in Kebbi State, Abia, non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states, Plateau, and Taraba states,” the UK said.

Recall the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Germany and Bulgaria were among the countries that warned their citizens to avoid essential Nigerian travel and avoid crowded places.

The UK keeps its Travel Advice under regular review, making use of information from a wide range of sources.