The United States (U.S.) Embassy in Nigeria have announced that two of its employees earlier declared missing since the May 16 attack on its convoy in Anambra State have been found and “are alive and safe.”
Stating that the two are “under the protection of Nigerian authorities in Anambra,” the Embassy said it has already “informed their families of their safe recovery” and that “U.S. Mission personnel are on their way to meet and accompany them home.”
The full state reads: “Two U.S. Mission employees missing since the May 16 attack in Anambra state are alive and safe, and under the protection of Nigerian authorities in Anambra.
“We have informed their families of their safe recovery. U.S. Mission personnel are on their way to meet and accompany them home.
“We continue to work intensively with Nigerian security and law enforcement on this matter, to identify the victims previously found, and to bring to justice those responsible for this heinous attack. We welcome any information the public may have in this regard.
“We are deeply grateful for the partnership and solidarity of the Nigerian government and Nigerian security and law enforcement colleagues and mourn with them for those who died in the attack.”