Avoid demonstrations and large political gatherings.Stay alert in locations frequented by Westerners.Monitor local media for breaking events and be prepared to adjust your plans.Be extra vigilant when visiting banks or ATMs.Do not physically resist any robbery attempt.Review travel routes and times to vary your predictability.Use caution when walking or driving at night.passport with a current Nigerian visa, if needed. Carry proper identification, including a U.S.Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel, and read the Embassy COVID-19 page for country-specific COVID-19 information.Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined Nigeria has a low level of COVID-19. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Nigeria. citizens in many areas of Nigeria due to security conditions. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. There is frequent maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea. Violence can flare up between communities of farmers and herders in rural areas. Armed criminality, including kidnapping and maritime crime, is also pervasive in this region. There is civil unrest and low-level armed militancy in parts of Southern Nigeria, especially in the Niger Delta region. Terrorists are known to work with local gangs to expand their reach. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting shopping centers, malls, markets, hotels, places of worship, restaurants, bars, schools, government installations, transportation hubs, and other places where crowds gather. Terrorists continue plotting and carrying out attacks in Nigeria, especially in the Northeast. Kidnapping gangs have also stopped victims on interstate roads. Kidnappings for ransom occur frequently, often targeting dual national citizens who have returned to Nigeria for a visit, as well as U.S. Coastal areas of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers states (with the exception of Port Harcourt) due to crime, kidnapping, and maritime crimeĬountry Summary: Violent crime – such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage taking, banditry, and rape – is common throughout the country.Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Zamfara states due to kidnapping.Borno, Yobe, and northern Adamawa states due to terrorism and kidnapping.Reconsider travel to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime.