Government officials receiving the returnees at the airport. Photo: X|TheCable
The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived in Lagos.
A total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday aboard an Air Peace flight arranged as part of the Federal Government’s repatriation efforts.
The evacuation flight, originally scheduled to depart on Monday, was delayed to Wednesday due to documentation and processing issues before eventually taking off.
The latest repatriation exercise follows growing concerns over the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa, where reports of xenophobic violence have prompted many foreign nationals to seek assistance to return to their home countries.
