BREAKING NEWS is that the US State Department has issued a further warning on travelling to Nigeria ”The lack of law and order in Nigeria poses considerable risks to travellers. Violent crime committed by ordinary criminals, as well as by persons in police and military uniforms, can occur throughout the country”. The warning goes on to say that most Nigerian airlines have aging fleets, and that maintenance and operational procedures may be inadequate to ensure passenger safety. It points out that domestic passenger airliner crashes in October and December 2005 resulted in numerous deaths. ”Because international flights tend to meet higher safety standards than domestic Nigerian flights, travellers should attempt to get direct international flights to/from their Nigerian destination, rather than transiting another Nigerian city such as Lagos. For domestic travel between Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, the US Government encourages its employees to use Virgin Nigeria Airlines or Aero Contractors”.
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