Mr Mohammed mentioned he was not issuing a journey advisory however merely giving a bit of recommendation to Nigerians who could also be visiting these international locations.
The Nigerian authorities on Monday issued a journey advisory to its residents visiting the US and European international locations.
Delivering his opening remarks on the ongoing Buhari administration rating card collection, Nigeria’s Minister of Data, Lai Mohammed, suggested travelling Nigerians to take precautions when within the international locations as reported instances of theft had been on the rise there.
Mr Mohammed mentioned he was not issuing a journey advisory however merely giving a bit of recommendation to Nigerians who could also be visiting these international locations.
“It has come to the eye of the federal government that Nigerian travellers to the US and a few international locations in Europe are having their belongings, particularly cash and worldwide passports, stolen at an more and more excessive charge,” he mentioned.
In response to the knowledge minister, latest victims of those thefts are travellers to the UK, most of whom had been dispossessed of their belongings at excessive forehead outlets, significantly within the excessive avenue of Oxford.
“We’ve got due to this fact determined to advise Nigerians travelling to Europe and the US to take further precaution to keep away from being dispossessed of their belongings,” he added.
The US and UK had in October issued safety alerts warning of a heightened threat of terrorist assault in Abuja, Nigerian’s capital.
The alert resulted in panic which noticed the short-term shutdown of a shopping center amongst others.
The US additionally authorised the evacuation of a few of its residents who had been keen to go away Nigeria.
The Nigerian authorities criticized the journey advisory then, saying there was no foundation for it.