The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York on Saturday held a remembrance ceremony to honour the memory of Nigerians who died from COVID-19 within its jurisdiction.
PREMIUM TIMES monitored a major part of the event via zoom.
The Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Lot Egopija, had earlier, told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone that the programme was aimed at honouring the memories of those Nigerians who died in New York during the pandemic that rocked virtually all parts of the globe.
He said one of the foundations of the African culture was the honor people accord the memories of their loved ones “and this would be replicated in the case of these Nigerians, who left behind traumatised families.”
“We want to share in their pains and let them know we stand by them at this trying moment for all humanity,” Mr Egopija told PREMIUM TIMES, explaining the rationale a week before the event.
The United States of America is currently one of the nations hardest hit by the scourge. It has so far recorded 34,401,712 cases with 617,083 deaths according to a data tracker.
About 28,694,843 persons in the U.S. have recovered from the ailment.
New York, where thousands of Nigerians reside, recorded 33,374 deaths out of its 954,000 COVID-19 cases.
Migration Policy Institute says the largest number of Nigerian immigrants in the United States reside in Texas, Maryland, and New York.
Credit: premiumtimesng.com
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