Eighty-three Nigerians evacuated from South Africa have returned to the country amid renewed concerns over xenophobic attacks and hostility towards African migrants in the country.
The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday night aboard a South African Airways flight from Johannesburg.
They were accompanied on the journey by two officials of the Consulate-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday night.
Ebienfa said the latest repatriation was made possible through the financial support of private individuals who provided the funds needed to secure flight tickets for the returnees.
“The repatriation exercise of this batch of returnees was facilitated through the procurement of flight tickets by good-spirited private individuals, whose generous support enabled their safe return to Nigeria,” he informed.
The returnees were received at the airport by the Director of the African Affairs
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