The federal government has listed the names of 13 Nigerians who died from COVID-19 complications abroad.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), published a video in honour of the victims via her Twitter handle on Thursday.
The Nigerians listed are:
* Alfa Sa’adu (United Kingdom)
* Carol Jamabo (United Kingdom)
* Kole Abayomi, SAN (United Kingdom)
* Bode Ajanlekoko (United Kingdom)
* Adeola Onasanya (United Kingdom)
* Ugochukwu Erondu (United Kingdom)
* Chidinma Olajide (United Kingdom)
* Bassey Offiong (USA)
* Caleb Anya (USA)
* Mmaete Greg (USA)
* Akeem Adagun (USA)
* Laila Abubakar Ali (USA)
* Patricia Imobhio (USA)
Sa’adu was a medical director at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex and Ealing NHS Trust, before he died at the age of 68. Bassey Offiong, a 25-year-old chemical engineering student of Western Michigan University, US, was expected to complete his degree a few weeks before he passed on.
There are currently efforts to evacuate Nigerians from foreign countries.
Speaking at the media briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Wednesday, Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said about 200 Nigerians in the United States have indicated interest to be evacuated to Nigeria over COVID-19.
As of April 9, 2020, 288 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in Nigeria. Of that figure, 51 persons have recovered with seven deaths recorded.
On a global scale, more than 1.3 million people have tested positive for the virus, with over 60,000 persons have died.