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Ministry of Foreign Affairs @NigeriaMFA Issues Travel Alert to Nigerian Citizens Planning to journey to the United kingdom
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja
PRESS RELEASE
No: MFA/PR/2024/14
TRAVEL ALERT
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ISSUES THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL ALERT TO CITIZENS PLANNING TO VISIT THE UNITED KINGDOM.
There is an extended hazard of violence and disease occasioned via way of means of the current riots withinside the UK, stemming from the killing of three younger women at a concert.
The violence has assumed risky proportions as evidenced via way of means of pronounced assaults on Law enforcement retailers and harm to infrastructure.
To this end, residents are cautioned to be greater vigilant and take measures as follows:
• Avoid political processions and protests, rallies or marches
• Avoid crowded regions and huge gatherings
• Be vigilant and self conscious in any respect times
• Contact the High Commission in an effort to passing facts that might be of hobby thru e mail and cellphone hc@nigeriahc.org.uk, +442078391244.
Background:
Demonstrations via way of means of a long way proper and different greater -parliamentary organizations in elements of the United Kingdom in current weeks had been huge , and in a few times unruly.
These disturbances have simplest been irritated via way of means of the unlucky deaths of the three women and it has spawned an anti-immigration narrative, With precise emphasis on Muslim immigrants or people of shade being targeted.
This advisory stays below review.
Signed:
Amb. Eche Abu-Obe Spokesperson Ministry- of Foreign Affairs
Monday, fifth August. 2024
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