US Embassy Warns of Possible Terror Threat Targeting Facilities in Nigeria

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert warning of a possible terrorist threat targeting U.S. government facilities and American-affiliated schools in the country.

In a notice posted on its website on Monday, the embassy urged American citizens to exercise increased vigilance when visiting the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, the consulate in Lagos and schools affiliated with the United States.

The embassy advised U.S. nationals to vary their travel routes and schedules, avoid predictable routines and ensure their mobile phones remain charged in case of emergencies.

Although the mission did not disclose the source of the threat, the alert comes amid rising global security tensions following recent military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, which has retaliated with missile and drone attacks on U.S.-aligned targets in the region.

The development also follows protests in Lagos and parts of northern Nigeria by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) who condemned the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.