The second batch of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa has arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
The 66 returnees touched down at about 8:50pm on Wednesday as part of the federal government’s ongoing evacuation exercise approved by President Bola Tinubu.
On June 11, the first batch of 258 evacuees arrived in the country aboard a chartered Air Peace flight.
Dipo Onabowale, head of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in Lagos, said the latest evacuation was facilitated by Kunle Soname, chairman and chief executive officer of ValueJet, with officials of the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa accompanying the returnees.
Onabowale, who spoke on behalf of Abike Dabiri-Erewa, NiDCOM chairman, commended Tinubu for approving the evacuation.
Onabowale said logistical challenges encountered during the first evacuation exercise are being addressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He added that Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu,
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