The United States of America and two other countries, have warned their citizens not to travel to some states in Nigeria.
This is in view of the planned closure of the Abuja Airport, which will see flights diverted to the Kaduna Airport from March 8.
The Department of State of the United States on its website,
www.travel.state.gov, advised Americans against traveling to Adamawa,
Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kano, and Yobe states “because the security
situation in the North remains fluid and unpredictable.”
Relatively, the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office on
www.gov.uk, also warned its citizens not to travel to Borno, Yobe,
Adamawa and Gombe states.
Also, Canadians have been warned by their government on
www.travel.gc.cam not to travel to Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna, Bauchi and
others “due to the high risk of terrorism, inter-communal violence and
kidnapping.”
Only Lagos, Abuja and Calabar are listed as safe cities in Nigeria.
The Australian Government has likewise issued a “Do not travel” warning
to its citizens, as published on www.smarttraveller.gov.au.
“The alternative airport which will be used during the repairs, Kaduna
airport, is located approximately 200 kilometres north of Abuja in a ‘Do
not travel’ area.
“We strongly advise you to defer non-essential travel to and from Abuja during the shutdown.
“We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Nigeria due to the
high threat of terrorist attack, the high threat of kidnapping, the
unpredictable security situation, the possibility of violent civil
unrest and the high level of violent crime,” it said.
Should United win on Sunday, Mourinho will match Sir Alex Ferguson and
Brian Clough by claiming the League Cup for a fourth time as a manager,
and he said he agreed with Ferguson’s belief that any trophy will mean a
positive year.
“I don’t think that’s changed,” Mourinho said. “It’s so difficult to win
trophies in England and in some countries it’s really easy when you are
in the right clubs.”
Asked if the chance to match the record mark added any pressure,
Mourinho said: “I’m not nervous. I’ve had many years in football, many
finals — I want to play. I want to win, I want to feel responsibility,
big responsibility — that’s all.
“I’ll go for dinner with all my assistants. We’re in a positive way,
we’re together and we start now being together and focused on the game.
It’s not one more game, it’s always a special match.”
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