Chinelo Obogo, LagosOver 500 Canadian and US nationals were on Monday, April 6th, evacuated from Nigeria as part of repatriation efforts being carried out by different countries as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethiopian Airlines airlifted 385 Americans from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos to Washington DC with a B777-300 and 200 Canadians from Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja to Addis Ababa en route Toronto Canada with a B767 aircraft. Germany, France, Isreal, Lebanon and Egypt are among countries that have so far evacuated their citizens who wished to leave Nigeria as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also on Sunday, March 29, 2020, Air Peace, evacuated 274 Israelis from MMIA and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Tel-Aviv, Isreal. Our offer of help is to stranded British travellers who aren’t long term residents in Nigeria.

Source: Ethiopian News April 06, 2020 17:03 UTC