…as 271 returnees arrive Lagos today
The Federal Government has evacuated 593 Nigerians from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic protests in the country, with three additional evacuation flights scheduled to bring home about 700 more citizens in the coming days.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, its spokesperson, saying the evacuation exercise was progressing successfully despite initial logistical challenges.
According to the ministry, the first batch of 258 evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, aboard a special Air Peace flight on June 11.
The returnees were received by Sola Enikanolaiye, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Federal Government before being handed over to relevant government agencies for documentation and profiling.
