Warden Message

Warden Message

April 18, 2007

This warden message is being issued to inform American citizens in Nigeria about an ongoing violent confrontation in Panshekara, Kano State.  Panshekara is located west of Kano city.  There are reports of fierce fighting between members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and hundreds of militants.  Reports include fatalities on both sides.  American citizens are therefore urged to avoid this area and to take any necessary security precautions.

We continue to advise all Americans to review their security procedures, remain vigilant to their surroundings, and report specific incidences of targeted violence to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja or the U. S. Consulate General in Lagos at the numbers below.

For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs internet website at http://travel.state.gov/, where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found.  Up to date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. Federal Holidays.)

U.S. Embassy Abuja is located at Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District, Abuja; the telephone number is 09-461-4000.  E-Mail: ConsularAbuja@state.gov
 
The U.S. Consulate Lagos is located at 2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos; the telephone number is 01-261-1215. For after-hours emergencies, call 011 [234] (1) 261-1414, 261-0195, 261-0078, 261-0139, or 261-6477.   E-Mail:  lagoscons2@state.gov

Website:  http://nigeria.usembassy.gov