After being stranded at the Lagos International Airport, American nationals have finally been evacuated from Nigeria.
A chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying 376 US citizens departed from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, for Washington Dulles international Airport on Monday, April 6, 2020.
The US consulate in Nigeria confirmed that the chartered flight departed at 5:25pm Nigerian time.
The consulate stated that this is the first in a series of repatriation flights for American citizens out of Lagos, with more flights scheduled to depart within the next few days.
These evacuations come after reports that American nationals faced delays and were left stranded at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
Additionally, 137 Canadian nationals were also evacuated from Nigeria on Monday, April 6, following frustrations about the delay at the airport.