Over 250 British nationals departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom on Friday on a special return chartered flight organised by both governments
The plane had earlier brought back 200 Nigerian nationals from the UK via theIn a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the British High Commissioner for Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said this was the eighth repatriation flight organised for Britons wanting to return from Nigeria, since the closure of Nigeria airports on March 23 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I want offer a huge thank you to the Nigerian government for their support and assistance in arranging these flights. The strong cooperation we have had from our Nigerian partners demonstrates the enduring bonds between our two countries,” she said. She said the UK “will continue to work closely with the Nigerian government in the future, not just on flights for stranded travellers in both our countries, but on fighting COVID-19 and building a better future for Nigeria.”Since the deadly coronavirus broke out across the globe, many countries have shut down their borders and airports.Most governments have also been engaged in a flurry of efforts to bring back their nationals stranded in other nations.
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