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Over 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have been screened for evacuation and will no longer have to pay for their return flights to Nigeria, officials have said.
These follow the xenophobic attacks in South Africa targeting citizens of African countries, including Nigerians.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that the Nigerian government had earlier said at least 300 Nigerians had indicated interest in returning home from South Africa. The government said at the time that the returnees would pay for their own flights.
However, on Saturday, a foreign ministry spokesperson said the returnees would
