- U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) is escorted by Nigerian Foreign
Minister Ojo Maduekwe after addressing a news conference in the capital
Abuja August 12, 2009. Clinton encouraged Nigeria on Wednesday to take a
firmer line on corruption and offered U.S. help to implement badly
needed electoral reforms in Africa's biggest energy producer.
REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA POLITICS)
Plane Crash in Lagos
Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
June 4, 2012
The
United States extends its deepest condolences to those who lost family
and loved ones in yesterday's plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria. We stand
with the people of Nigeria at this difficult time and we are prepared to
assist the Nigerian Government in its investigation of this tragic
accident.
