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By Nkiruka Nnorom and Dennis Agbo
The Federal Government has denied receiving any request from South Africa for reimbursement of costs incurred in repatriating Nigerians and other migrants from the country.
The clarification comes after South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs told Parliament on Tuesday, that it had written to Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia to seek refund for part of the R292.77 million, (approximately $18 million) spent on accommodating and transporting deportees and voluntary returnees.
This came as former South-East spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, Denge Josef Onoh, also rejected the demand.
