Hussaini Ibrahim 
KANO, Nigeria – The United Kingdom has issued a renewed travel warning listing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano and several other Nigerian states as high-risk zones due to escalating insecurity, terrorism and kidnapping.
In its updated travel advisory, published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Sunday, the UK cautions citizens against all travel to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina and Zamfara, citing active threats from Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and armed bandit groups.
The advisory further discourages all but essential travel to Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kogi and Taraba, as well as outer parts of the FCT, warning that violent attacks could occur without notice.
According to the FCDO, high-impact terror incidents remain likely near transport hubs, markets, places of worship, hotels, public gatherings and entertainment venues. Humanitarian workers, vehicles and supply convoys are also noted as potential targets.
“Violent crime involving firearms has increasingly spread from rural communities into urban centres, including parts of Abuja,” the advisory states, adding that British government personnel have been instructed to restrict movement within the capital.
A security analyst in Abuja, who requested anonymity, says the advisory aligns with Nigeria’s current security realities.
“The UK is responding to what is already evident. The security agencies are stretched across multiple active conflict zones,” the analyst explains.
As of the time of filing, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not issued a response to the advisory.
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