US warns of threat to facilities, schools in Nigeria

The State Department warned Monday of a threat to USfacilities and schools in Nigeria, urging Americans to take precautions. “The US embassy in Abuja informs US citizens of a possibleterrorist threat against US facilities and US affiliated schools in Nigeria,”it said in a notice. “Increasing awareness of your surroundings, avoidingpredictable routines, and reviewing general security precautions with yourfamily can help reduce your risk,” it said. The embassy did not spell out the source of the threat. President Donald Trump on Christmas Day ordered US bombingsof Nigeria, saying he was targeting jihadists. The attack came after Trump complained that Christians werefacing persecution in Africa’s most populous nation, an assessment that iscontested in a country that has seen wide violence against both Christians andMuslims. The warning in Nigeria also comes amid a global securitywarning by the United States after Washington and Israel attacked Iran, whichhas responded with missile and drone attacks against its US-aligned neighbors. AFP

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