Is Igboho safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Igboho safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Igboho scores 70/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Nigeria Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 12 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 28 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Igboho scores 70/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Nigeria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Igboho: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (83/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 70 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Oyo territory, Igboho is established at 8.8333° N, 3.7500° E. It lies 410.9 km E relative to Abuja. Time zone observed: Africa/Lagos.
Oyo
8.8333° N, 3.7500° E
405 m
Africa/Lagos
400,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Igboho happened in January (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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