271 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrive Lagos
Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi, says the Federal Government will seek compensation for businesses and properties abandoned by Nigerians returning from South Africa under its voluntary evacuation programme.
Ajayi disclosed this on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, as another batch of Nigerians was expected to arrive in Lagos aboard an evacuation flight organised by the Federal Government.
He said those being repatriated voluntarily opted to return home ahead of planned anti-immigrant protests, adding that the government had already begun documenting businesses and properties left behind by returnees.
“In terms of the businesses, just three days ago, myself and the South African Deputy Minister of Finance were together, and we were discussing this. I took up the discussion with her, and we have agreed that we are going to ask our people who are returning to begin to document what they are leaving behind, and that was the message yesterday before this set that is due to land in Lagos.
