June 12, 2026
By Nkiruka Nnorom & Dickson Omobola
The Federal Government and 268 Nigerians repatriated from South Africa have rejected claims by Pretoria that all those returned to the country, yesterday, were undocumented, blaming delays on South Africa’s Home Affairs system for pushing many illegal status.
The evacuees accused the South African government of delibrately delaying renewing their work permits and other documents, to have a reason to clampdown on Nigerians, while their security agencies extort them.
The Federal Government , has, meanwhile, pledged to activate the Nigeria-South Africa Binational Commission and the newly established Early Warning mechanism in order to respond faster to future threats against Nigerians in South Africa.
