The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office updated its Nigeria travel advisory on October 16, 2026, adding a new state to its highest-risk categorySokoto State joined Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina, and Zamfara states on the list of areas where the FCDO advises against all travelThe advisory also covers…

…issue any statement. Following Rideout’s kidnapping, the US State Department revised its travel advisory for Niger to the highest level, where it remains. “Do not travel to Niger for any reason due to crime, unrest, terrorism, health, and kidnapping,” the travel advisory read. In October 2020, US missionary Philip Walt…

…circular on the specific security concerns that informed the advisory. University issues travel advisory to staff, students over Nigeria's security concerns