Over 997 Americans has repatriated from Nigeria to the United States due to the current pandemic .
This was disclosed by the US Mission in Nigeria on Thursday.
In the statement, about 850 Americans were repatriated from April 6 to 8 in addition to the 147 US citizens who departed Abuja on April 4.
It said , “From April 6 to 8, three US Consulate- organised chartered flights operated by Delta Air Lines and Ethiopian Airlines repatriated 850 American citizens from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos to the United States including the departure of 147 U.S. citizens who departed on April 4.
“These repatriation flights were made possible by a tremendous effort by the US Consulate team and great cooperation from Nigerian partners, including the Ministry of Aviation, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, the Nigeria Immigration Service , and the Lagos State Government .”
It reviewed that the US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, have been working hard to ensure the safety and security of US citizens overseas.
“This has been three weeks in the making. We had more than 50 people working on this on a daily basis to make sure that we can find the Americans, get the planes , secure flight clearances for the planes to land here and also ensure the safe passage of the Americans traveling to the airport since the city is on lockdown.
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