Is Shagamu safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Shagamu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Shagamu 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.
Shagamu 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 Shagamu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (83/100) and health and medical access (80/100).
A score of 70 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Ogun at 6.8333° N, 3.6500° E (elevation 53 m), Shagamu lies 489.8 km ENE of Abuja. Time zone: Africa/Lagos.
Ogun
6.8333° N, 3.6500° E
53 m
Africa/Lagos
1,132,270
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Nigeria
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 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Shagamu happened in October (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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