Nigeria’s government receives the first group of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks. Multiple outlets report that a first batch of 268 returnees arrives in Lagos on Thursday, landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport aboard an Air Peace flight. While one report places the touchdown at about 10:15 a.m., another says the aircraft lands at 10:30 a.m. The arrivals are coordinated by Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies, and officials state the evacuation exercise is fully funded by the federal government. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, is reported to receive the evacuees at the airport. Sources also note that the return flight was initially scheduled for Monday but later moved to Wednesday, and that additional evacuation trips are expected after this first batch. The repatriation is described as part of efforts to bring Nigerian nationals home amid escalating anti-immigrant violence in South Africa.
First batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrive in Lagos amid xenophobic attacks
Nigeria’s government receives the first group of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks. Multiple outlets report that a first batch of 268 returnees arrives in Lagos...
- A first batch of 268 Nigerians arrives in Lagos from South Africa on Thursday.
- The return flight lands at Murtala Muhammed International Airport and is operated by Air Peace.
- Officials from Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinate the evacuation, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sola Enikanolaiye receives the returnees.
- The federal government fully funds the evacuation, with returnees repatriated at no cost.
- More evacuation flights are expected following this first group.
The Federal Government will evacuate Nigerians from South Africa amid xenophobic attacks, with 258 already returned. Efforts to enhance citizen safety continue.
2 months agoThe first batch of Nigerians to be repatriated from South Africa over the latest xenophobic violence have arrived in Lagos. The group, comprising 268 Nigerians, touched down at 10.30am at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday, via Air Peace airlines. The return flight was initially scheduled for Monday but was later moved to Wednesday […] The post Xenophobia: First Batch Of Repatriated Nigerians Arrive Lagos From South Africa appeared first on Information Nigeria.
2 months ago[Premium Times] The returnees were flown in on a government-arranged evacuation flight operated under the coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies.
2 months ago[This Day] Abuja -- The first batch of 258 Nigerians from South Africa following a wave of xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in the country touched down on their home soil on Thursday after the Nigerian government assisted in their evacuation.
2 months agoThe first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic violence has arrived in Lagos. The post Photos: Nigerians repatriated from South Africa arrives Lagos appeared first on Vanguard News.
2 months agoThe first batch of 268 Nigerian returnees from South Africa, following xenophobic attacks, has arrived in Lagos. More evacuation flights are expected. Read More: https://punchng.com/xenophobia-268-nigerian-returnees-arrive-in-lagos-from-south-africa/
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