The United States Department of State has warned its citizens of the risks of travelling to Nigeria.

The Department, in a statement yesterday recommend against all but essential travels to 17 states due to the risk of kidnappings, robberies, and other armed attacks.

They are: Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara.

The statement noted that the Travel Warning replaces that of August 11, 2014.

It also said the ability of the Mission to provide assistance to US citizens in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states remained severely limited because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable.