The Eagle Online recalls that the workers were abducted after gunmen attacked their convoy in Anambra on May 16
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It also vowed it would join forces with Nigeria to rescue the two policemen and a driver abducted during the attack.
The announcement was contained in a statement by the Public Affairs Section of the US Mission in Nigeria on Wednesday
The United States of America spoke in a terse statement by its Mission to Nigeria on its Facebook page on Wednesday.
The projects were implemented in Cross River State by two local non-governmental organizations, Mediatrix Development Foundation and Gender and Development Action, with the aim of providing technical skills to Cameroonian refugees.
The Mission, which stated this in a statement on its website on Tuesday, also spoke on a news report that Nigerians denied visa earlier can reapply for free, adding that those caught in the closure of its Consular Section by COVID-19 have had their visa fee receipt validity extended
Ngige made this known while receiving a delegation led by Kathleen FitzGbbon, Deputy Chief Mission, US in Nigeria, during a visit on Thursday in Abuja
The US Mission In Nigeria said this ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in the state, which has led to a sharp rise in political tension in the oil rich state
The US Embassy in Abuja confirmed the development on its Twitter handle, backed by a photograph showing staff of the Mission kneeling down in the fashion of Chauvin
“This calls for organisations to understand the basic online principles of how to secure themselves, their businesses and personal information.”