Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
The Federal Government has announced that another 271 Nigerians affected by the recent xenophobic protests in South Africa will arrive in Lagos on Friday as the ongoing evacuation exercise continues.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the latest batch would bring the government closer to completing the evacuation of Nigerians who voluntarily registered to return home.
According to the ministry, the third evacuation flight is expected to land at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 5:30 a.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026, with 271 returnees on board.
The ministry disclosed that a total of 593 Nigerians have already been evacuated from South Africa in previous operations.
