The United States has issued travel alerts to its citizens ahead of the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the twin towers and the World Trade Centre in New York. The U.S. is worried about likely violent protests in those areas. “Because of safety and security concerns, the U.S. mission in Nigeria is enforcing a restricted travel policy for U.S. Embassy personnel to the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara,” the US Embassy in Nigeria posted on its website yesterday. “U.S. citizens should be mindful of this and consider taking similar steps when planning travel,” added the online statement. The embassy said the restriction is to prevent American citizens from being hurt in the event of “spontaneous demonstrations” that could occur on the 9/11 anniversary. “Spontaneous demonstrations are also likely to occur in these and possibly other areas within Nigeria in response to heightened tensions in the Middle East, as well as the lead up to September 11,” said the statement.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:09:12 +0000
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