Two hundred and eight Nigerian citizens departed New Jersey for home on Thursday night in the ninth evacuation flight from the U.S.
Barring any future change in plan, this is the final repatriation flight organised by the Federal Government for citizens stranded in the U.S. due to the corona virus pandemic.
Their departure was confirmed on Thursday 20th August, 2020 by the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Benaoyagha Okoyen, who thanked everyone who contributed to the success of the airlifting of the stranded Nigerians.
Reports say that the evacuation of the stranded Nigerians is the ninth and last evacuation flight from the United States of America. In the eight, 94 Nigerians were evacuated from Houston, Texas.
Further reports reveal that a total of 2,322 citizens had been repatriated from the U.S. since May 10 with Ethiopian Airlines operating six of the nine flights from Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey.
