UK issues new travel advisory on Nigeria over rising insecurity, names 20 states as high-risk areas
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a new travel advisory warning its citizens against visiting several parts of Nigeria due to rising insecurity across the country.
The update, published on GOV.UK on Sunday, November 9, 2025, cited growing threats of terrorism, violent crime, kidnappings, and intercommunal clashes.
“Insecurity is increasing across Nigeria. Kidnapping, violent crime, and intercommunal violence occur throughout all regions of the country,” the FCDO stated.
The advisory urged British nationals in Nigeria to exercise maximum caution, review their personal security arrangements, and have contingency plans in place.
It specifically warned against all travel to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina, and Zamfara states, highlighting a “high and increasing threat from Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), particularly around transport hubs, places of worship, and large gatherings.”
According to the statement, the UK warned that “humanitarian personnel, vehicles, supplies, and infrastructure can be targeted by terrorists and criminals.”
It also advised against all but essential travel to Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, and Taraba states, as well as the outer suburbs of Abuja within the Federal Capital Territory.
“Violent crime, often involving firearms, has increased and spread from the outer suburbs to more central, wealthier areas of the city,” the FCDO said.
