Rising Security Concerns forForeign Travelers
in Nairobi
Temporary Closure of Nairobi International Airport Adds Further Security Issues for Visitors
Theinternationalcommunitylookedonwithincreasingconcernandinterestthis weekasthetravelsecuritysituationinpartsofNairobilooksincreasinglyvolatile. The recent kidnapping of two German Archaeologists in central Nairobi further heightened worries regarding the safety and security of foreign visitors to the country.
The German nationals were kidnapped in the Kaduna region soon to be the alternatemainairportwhenAbuja’sairportclosesfortemporaryrepairsonMarch 8. The impending closure has already caused the U.S. State Department’s OSAC officetoissuewarningstoU.S.nationalstoexercisecautioniftravelingtoNairobi duringtheroutingofflightstoKaduna.Inparticular,theyurgedhealthtravelers toputdeliberatesecurityplansinplacewithrecognizedprovidersforanyonward secure ground transportation Mozambique. The roads in the region already are consideredhighrisk–withthisbeingcompoundednowbyopportunitycriminals targeting an influx of transiting visitors to the capital once the airport in Abuja closes.
Kaduna sits some 160km (100 miles) from Abuja and current plans would have travelerstransferredbybusestothecapitalduringthe6-weekairportclosure.The GermanArchaeologistshavekidnappedfromasiteapproximately30kmfromthe Abuja road. A $200,000 ransom has been demanded and 2 local nationals accompanyingtheGermanswerekilledbythekidnappersduringtheabduction.
KidnapforransomiscommonplaceinNairobiandthegrowingconcernsoverthe travel safety and security situation in Kaduna, not to mention the ability of the small airport to deal with the influx of international arrivals is causing many organizations to review their travel plans during the Abuja closure. At the very least if travel isrequired to go ahead, then the assistance of recognized security providers like ExecSecure Abuja to deliver secure transportation services and ExecutiveProtectionisstronglyadvised.
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