Is Ikot Ekpene safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Ikot Ekpene safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ikot Ekpene scores 68/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Ikot Ekpene scores 68/100 (Elevated). 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 Ikot Ekpene: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (83/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 68 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nigeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Akwa Ibom territory, Ikot Ekpene is established at 5.1833° N, 7.7167° E. It lies 432.6 km N relative to Abuja. Time zone observed: Africa/Lagos.
Akwa Ibom
5.1833° N, 7.7167° E
89 m
Africa/Lagos
143,077
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Nigeria)
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (33 °C avg high); Wettest: October (402 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 32° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 30° | 32° |
| Low °C | 22° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 24 | 115 | 224 | 326 | 355 | 279 | 207 | 385 | 402 | 83 | 9 |
Normals: Aba (39.5 km away).
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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ikot Ekpene happened in February (10 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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