Akpabio links US embassy closure in Nigeria to Iran

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has reacted to concerns surrounding the reported closure of the United States Embassy successful Nigeria, attributing specified moves to planetary information fears alternatively than section governmental issue.

DAILY POST had reported that connected Wednesday, 8th April 2026, the United States Department of State had authorised the departure of non-emergency authorities unit and their families from its embassy successful Abuja, citing a worsening information concern crossed Nigeria.

In an updated question advisory the section said the directive took effect from April 8, 2026, informing American citizens to reconsider question to the state implicit rising concerns including crime, terrorism, kidnapping, civilian unrest, and inconsistent healthcare services.

Speaking during the commissioning of the caller NRS office successful Abuja, Akpabio dismissed claims that embassies were shutting down owed to Nigeria election, noting that specified assumptions were misplaced.

“Some radical accidental that adjacent now, immoderate embassies are closing down. Not galore embassies are really closing; galore of the embassies are acrophobic of repercussions from their foes,” helium said.

He explained that countries similar the United States whitethorn instrumentality precautionary steps globally owed to rising tensions with adversaries specified arsenic Iran.

“For instance, I tin accidental that America is simply a spot disquieted astir a weaponry blast from Iran, and truthful crossed the world...