At least seven American citizens are among those killed in the crash, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. though, he said, some were dual U.S.- Nigerian citizens, but he could not provide any additional information.
A woman identified as Maimuna from West Hartford, Connecticut, her husband and four young children died on the flight. Her Nigerian husband Onyeke, and their children, a 5 month old, 1-year-old twins and a 3 year old.
Also, Americans Josephine Onita and Jennifer Onita of Missouri City, Texas also were killed in the crash, their sister said. She said her sisters were heading to Lagos for a wedding.
Britain's foreign ministry said Wednesday that a woman with dual Nigerian and British citizenship was believed to be among the dead and confirmed that members of her family in the U.K. were traveling to Lagos. The woman is believed to have been living in Britain, but no other details about her identity have been confirmed, officials said.
The Press Trust of India reported diplomatic officials there believe Indian national Rijo K. Eldhose and co-pilot Mahendra Singh Rathore, an American of Indian origin, were killed in the crash.
Others killed in the crash included at least six Chinese citizens, two Lebanese nationals, a French citizen and a Canadian, officials have said.
The crash is only 2nd to September 1992, when a military transport plane crashed shortly after taking off from Lagos, killing 163 people on board.
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