The US allowed non-emergency workers and family members of employees at its embassy in Nigeria to leave, citing threats it deemed credible and a deteriorating security situation in the West African nation.
The State Department issued the authorization in an update to an advisory summary to “reflect changes to US embassy operations,” according to a statement on its website. It also recommended its citizens not travel to five of Nigeria’s 36 states.
“Terrorists continue plotting and carrying out attacks in Nigeria,” it said, without providing specific details of any potential risks in the capital, Abuja.
The US embassy, which is ...