The British government has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to certain parts of Nigeria after expressing concern over the increasing terrorist attacks and kidnappings
The statement issued by the British government on its website on Sunday said the security problem is continuing to increase in Nigeria, and kidnappings, crime, and ethnic conflict have affected all parts of the country.
This comes as the Government said the statistics it has collected show that the security problem affecting parts of the country has been successfully reduced by more than 80 percent.
The Nigerian government said its 2025 statistics show that attacks and mass kidnappings have become less frequent. "People are not being kidnapped like before when more than 200 people could be kidnapped at once," as Abdul'aziz Abdul'aziz, one of the spokesmen for the Nigerian president, told the BBC.
However, the British government has advised its citizens to be cautious in considering traveling to parts of Nigeria.
The states that the British government has warned to avoid in the northern region include Borno, Yobe, Katsina, Zamfara, Adamawa, and Gombe where it said there is a major threat from Boko Haram and ISWAP in the northeast and armed bandits who kidnap people in the northwest.
It also recommended suspending any travel to Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, and Taraba, as well as the outskirts of the federal capital Abuja unless absolutely necessary.
British citizens have been advised to limit their movement in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, where the government said there may be protests and unrest that could lead to violence.