FG repatriates 289 Nigerians in 4th evacuation flight

The Federal Government has evacuated 289 more Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus-related border closure. Nigeria StrandedNigerians EvacuationFlight

An Ethiopian Airlines plane conveying the evacuees took off from New Jersey on Tuesday night and is expected to land in Abuja on Wednesday afternoon.

Two families of seven were dropped from this flight, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen. NAN reports that the evacuees were stranded after Nigeria shut its borders against the U.S. in March to check the spread of the coronavirus.

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