US warns citizens against travel to 23 countries, lists parts of Nigeria as no-go areas - Businessday NG

The United States Department of State has updated its global travel advisory, placing 23 countries under its highest warning level and urging American citizens not to travel to those destinations under any circumstances due to severe security risks or the limited ability of the US government to provide consular assistance.

The advisory, published on Thursday and shared through the department’s TravelGov X account, classifies the affected countries as Level 4: Do Not Travel, the most severe category in the US travel advisory system.

The State Department said Level 4 advisories are issued when local security conditions pose significant dangers to travellers or when the US government’s capacity to assist its citizens is severely restricted.

“We issue Travel Advisories with Levels 1–4. Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there,” the department said.

It further warned: these places are dangerous. Do not go for ANY reason.”