Fears of a repeat of an attack on the American embassy in Abuja by Islamic terrorists like it happened in Benghazi, Libya in 2010 explains why the Americans issued the terror alert and moved some of their embassy staff and citizens out of Abuja.
QUEST TIMES can now reveal that since the attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya killed Americans including the Ambassador, the US developed a Standard Operating Procedure that necessitated citizens’ evacuation whenever Islamic terrorists are known to be on the prowl in a foreign country. This is to forestall a repeat of Benghazi.Â
More paras of what took place in Libya mentioning the name of the US Ambassador killed and the controversy it ignited in the US…..
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Then below as background
The United States (US) Embassy started the rash of advisories on elevated risk of terror attacks in the FCT, among other targets across the country, last Sunday.
After the US Embassy warning, the British High Commission issued its own advisory to the staff on movement while also announcing reduced services.
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Then Canada, Australia, Germany, Bulgaria, Ireland and Denmark, among others, said they were reducing services and will be attending only to critical needs.
In another circular released on Thursday, the US government recommended that its citizens should avoid Nigeria and advised anyone who may decide to travel to the country to keep a low profile and prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations.
The same day, it asked its Embassy non-essential staff to leave Abuja.
Also on Thursday, October 27, 2022, one of the biggest malls in Abuja shut down indefinitely, citing safety concerns.