The United States has shut its embassy in Lagos following the crisis that has erupted in the state as a result of the #EndSARS protests.
US nationals in Nigeria have also been urged to keep a low profile as a result of the violence that has rocked the nationwide demonstrations.
The US mission said Americans in the country should avoid protest grounds and exercise caution when in large gatherings.
The protest is part of a nationwide #EndSARS movement which started as an opposition against the now-dissolved special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the Nigeria police force.
The agitators are demanding for a total reform of the police force, end to police brutality, better welfare or members of the police force, justice for victims of police brutality and those who have lost their lives in the course of the protest, improved governance, based primarily on justice, equity and fairness among others.