THE Ghanaian government has retracted a travel advisory issued on Wednesday warning the public against traveling to the Nigerian capital Abuja over security concerns, saying the notice was ‘unauthorised.’
A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said the travel advisory follows the precarious situation in the capital and the subsequent directive by Nigerian local authorities to hotels operating in residential buildings to shut down.
However a subsequent statement issued by the ministry later on Wednesday said it was ‘not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians who continue to live in harmony with their Nigerian brothers and sisters.’
Travels between Ghana and Nigeria, the two largest economies in West Africa, are frequent. However, violent crimes such as Armed robbery, assault, and kidnapping in Nigeria have been concerns for many travellers in recent years.
