{"id":66210,"date":"2019-04-14T01:02:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T00:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66210"},"modified":"2019-04-14T01:02:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T00:02:53","slug":"u-s-warns-citizens-against-travels-to-nigeria-says-adamawa-borno-yobe-more-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/u-s-warns-citizens-against-travels-to-nigeria-says-adamawa-borno-yobe-more-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S Warns Citizens against Travels To Nigeria, Says Adamawa, Borno, Yobe More Dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m5595990181407832589\" class=\"mail-message \">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The US department of state has cautioned its citizens to \u201creconsider travel to Nigeria because violent crime, such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, rape and piracy, is common throughout the country.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m-2714977195869849423\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"m_-6022167256979295747m_-2257715991131616253ydp5f85d8bbMsoNormal\">In a travel advisory recently released on its website, which contains information on the safety and security of US travellers, Nigeria was listed among 35 countries with a \u201cK\u201d indicator that indicates where its citizens could be at risk of getting kidnapped or taken hostage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6022167256979295747m_-2257715991131616253ydp5f85d8bbMsoNormal\">\u201cThe new \u201cK\u201d indicator is part of our ongoing commitment to provide clear and comprehensive travel safety information to U.S. citizens so they can make informed travel decisions,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6022167256979295747m_-2257715991131616253ydp5f85d8bbMsoNormal\">\u201cThe Travel Advisories for 35 countries have been updated to include a \u201cK\u201d indicator for the risk of kidnapping and\/or hostage taking:\u00a0Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,\u00a0Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine (in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine), Venezuela, and Yemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6022167256979295747m_-2257715991131616253ydp5f85d8bbMsoNormal\">While Nigeria was placed on level 3, the US department of state issued a level 4 travel alert for Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6022167256979295747m_-2257715991131616253ydp5f85d8bbMsoNormal\">\u201cThe security situation in northeast Nigeria is fluid and unpredictable, particularly in Borno and Yobe States and northern Adamawa State,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6022167256979295747m_-2257715991131616253ydp5f85d8bbMsoNormal\">\u201cTerrorist groups based in the Northeast target churches, schools, mosques, government installations, educational institutions, and entertainment venues. 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