Following the attack on the United States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the death of the American ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff, the US Embassy in Nigeria yesterday issued an emergency warning urging its citizens to take extra caution. The US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, was killed on Wednesday along with three other US diplomats after the country's consulate in Benghazi was attacked by protesters angered by a provocative video on Prophet Mohammed made in the US. However, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who also spoke on the Benghazi attack Thursday, described the ambassador's killing as the fallout of the ouster of former Libyan president, Muammar Gaddafi. The US Embassy in Nigeria, in a statement, said: "Extremists may attempt to target US citizens and other Westerners in Nigeria. The situation in Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable." The embassy cautioned its citizens to take into consideration the frequent murders carried out in recent months by Boko Haram, and urged American citizens "to consider their personal security."
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