Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and her South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola. Photo: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
The Federal Government has announced that the screening exercise for Nigerians in South Africa who registered for evacuation amid renewed xenophobic attacks will conclude on Saturday.
The disclosure was made in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa.
According to Ebienfa, the exercise, which commenced on Thursday, is being conducted jointly by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the South African Police, and immigration authorities.
He explained that the screening process would determine the exact number of Nigerians cleared for evacuation, after which the government would finalise arrangements for the deployment of aircraft to bring them back home.
