Nigeria tok say dia kontri dey safe after US order some staff to comot

Nigeria government tok say make nobody fear, di kontri still safe, even as United States don order dia non-emergency embassy staff and dia families to leave Abuja.

Di US give reason say security no too stable for 23 states, but di Federal Government for Thursday tok say Nigeria still get stable security situation, and e tell citizens make dem no panic.

For Wednesday before, US Department of State don give permission for dia non-emergency staff and dia family members to leave US Embassy for Abuja, based on security wahala wey dey increase for Nigeria.

Di embassy also close for visa appointments for Abuja, and dem tell applicants make dem check dia email for new appointment date.

Di statement wey dem post for dia website tok say visa operation for US Consulate General for Lagos go still dey continue.
E add say American citizen services dey available for emergency and by appointment.

For one updated travel advisory wey dem post for dia official X account, di department tok say from April 8, 2026, Americans need to tink twice before traveling to Nigeria because of crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and civil unrest.

Di advisory keep Nigeria overall status as “Level 3: Reconsider Travel,” and e name some states as “Level 4: Do Not Travel.”

States for Level 4 include those for Middle Belt and northern parts of Nigeria.
Di advisory tell US citizens make dem no travel to Borno, Yobe, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Jigawa and northern Adamawa, because of terrorism, crime and kidnapping.

Di department also mention Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara as high-risk areas because of unrest, crime and kidnapping.

For south and south-east regions, Americans dem warn dem to avoid Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo and Rivers states — except Port Harcourt — because of similar security wahala.

Altogether, about 23 out of Nigeria 36 states dey affected by different levels of travel restrictions.

“Di security situation for these states no dey stable and e hard to predict because of civil unrest, fighting between communities, and armed crime, including kidnapping and road banditry,” di advisory tok.

“On April 8, 2026, di Department of State give permission for non-emergency US government employees and family members to leave US Embassy Abuja because of di deteriorating security situation.”

But di government reassure Nigerians and di international community say di kontri still safe and dey work normally, dis one follow di US travel advisory wey tell non-emergency personnel to leave dia embassy for Abuja.

Di US Department of State tok say security situation for Nigeria don worsen, and di advisory also tell American citizens make dem reconsider traveling to Nigeria because of crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and civil unrest.

For reply, di Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, for statement wey im media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim release, tok say di advisory no really show di true security situation for Nigeria.

Idris describe di US decision as precaution based on dia internal protocols, not as sign say insecurity dey everywhere.

Di minister add say, “While we know sey security challenges dey for some areas, no general breakdown of law and order happen, and di majority of di kontri still dey stable.”
E point to security operations wey dey go on for different regions, and e tok say di way military dey work together, intelligence-led interventions, and better collaboration between agencies don produce results wey people fit see.

“Our security agencies still dey work well to protect lives and property, and di results of dis work dey show more and more,” e tok, and e add say dis efforts don scatter criminal networks, limit di activities of armed groups, and make safety better for vulnerable communities.

Di minister also yarn say Nigeria still dey welcome business, investment, and travel.