Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has denied issuing a warning to its citizens against traveling to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.
A notice had emerged yesterday evening bearing the name and logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
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The notice indicated that the Nigerian Government had ordered the closure of some hotels, citing “the directive by local authorities to hotels operating in residential buildings to shut down”.
The ministry allegedly said there was a “high danger of terrorism, criminality, inter-communal conflict, armed attacks, and kidnappings”.
The statement read: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to inform the travelling public about security developments in Abuja, Nigeria, and the subsequent directive by local authorities to hotels operating in residential buildings to shut down.
Accordingly, the public is advised to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, due to the unpredictable security situation in the city, and the high danger of terrorism, criminality, inter-communal conflict, armed attacks, and kidnappings.
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“Whilst advising travellers who must travel out of necessity to Abuja to take precautionary measures, the Ministry will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to the public when the situation improves.”
However, in a recent development, Ghana, via a tweet on Thursday morning declared the statement unauthorized.
The Ministry revealed that it is unaware of any threats targeted at Ghanaians in Nigeria.
