Coming on the heels of the recent terror attack warning which had been announced by the United States mission, the FCT Administration (FCTA) has hightened the security level in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The ministry had also advised all the residents of the capital to stay calm, which had also been ensuring that all the security agencies are working assiduously to sustain law and order.
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A statement which had been put out by Muhammad Sule, Director of Information had revealed that the necessary arrangements have been made to safeguard lives and property and the spokesperson announced that FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello presided over an emergency meeting on Monday.
Bello had also charged most of the law enforcement community to do all within their powers to protect FCT residents from attacks.
The FCTA, however, dispelled the rumor that some schools have been closed.
In another report, the United States Embassy in Nigeria has put out a direct alert which had been made of an elevated risk of some series of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja, the capital.
The U.S. Mission had also issued a terse statement to this effect on Sunday.
It had directly listed some of the targets as government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, and bars and the others are restaurants, athletic gatherings, transport terminals, law enforcement facilities, and international organizations.
“The U.S. Embassy will offer reduced services until further notice,” the release added.
It warned American nationals against all non-essential travel or movement.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has declared that the country is not currently part of the pilot visa bond program.
The State Department had announced that certain nationals travelling to America will, from next month, will pay a bond.
Consular officers may require nonimmigrant visa applicants to post $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 as a condition of issuance.