Four staffers of the United States Consulate in Nigeria were killed on Tuesday after attackers opened fire on a convoy.
Catriona Laing expressed concern over a potentially adverse effect of the naira scarcity on logistics for deploying foreign election observers.
“What will be tragic for Nigeria…is if there is a repeat of the 2011 widespread post-election violence.”
“The UK remains absolutely in step with you as you continue your democratic journey.”
Inspector general of police Usman Alkali Baba, represented by AIG Aisha Abubakar, said special personnel training was ongoing.
The UK government says it’s in talks with the FG on the matter to avoid causing brain-drain.
The UK government described some of the FG’s policies as unfavourable to Nigeria’s growth.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said the UK would monitor the elections closely.
Their representatives said that Nigeria was a work in progress, just like any other country.
The emir explained that some of the old artefacts went missing during the colonial rule in the kingdom.
