US and UK warn of possible attack in Nigeria's capital

2022-10-24

Traffic passes through intersecting roads in Nigeria's capital Abuja, File. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

The United States and Britain on Sunday warned of a possible terrorist attack in Nigeria's federal capital Abuja, especially aimed at government buildings, places of worship and schools, among other targets.

Nigeria is fighting an Islamist insurgency mainly in the northeast, but in July the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in Abuja, which freed around 440 inmates, raising fears that insurgents were venturing from their enclaves.

"The U.S. Embassy will offer reduced services until further notice," the embassy said in an alert to citizens in Nigeria.

source:https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-uk-warn-possible-attack-nigerias-capital-2022-10-23/