Warden Messages

Warden Message

October 19, 2007

The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has received information that the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), an armed militant group located in the Niger Delta, is preparing to launch attacks against unspecified oil installations and pipelines in Delta, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom States.  These attacks may be preceded by the taking of hostages to be used as human shields. 

We recommend that all Americans review their security procedures and remain vigilant to their surroundings.  We also encourage all Americans to 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