By Nkiruka Nnorom
South African government has slammed a five-year travel ban on the 268 Nigerians cleared for repatriation after declaring them illegal residents.
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The Department of Home Affairs said shortly before their departure from OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday that all 268 would be declared “undesirable” and barred from re-entering the country for five years under the Immigration Act.
Head of Immigration Enforcement, Stephen van Neel, confirmed the development as buses conveyed the group to the airport for a chartered flight scheduled to depart after midnight.
