- About 271 Nigerians returned to Lagos from South Africa
- The returnees were received by officials of NEMA, NIS and NiDCOM at the airport
- The evacuation follows growing anti-immigration tensions in South Africa
A fresh group of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Tuesday under the Federal Government’s voluntary repatriation initiative.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that the returnees, numbering about 271, were flown in by Air Peace. The aircraft departed Johannesburg at approximately 5 a.m. local time and landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos just before 11 a.m.
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Representatives of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) were present at the airport to welcome the evacuees and coordinate their arrival.
The repatriation exercise is part of the Federal Government’s continued efforts to support Nigerians who have opted to leave South Africa and return home voluntarily amid increasing anti-immigration sentiments.
The latest evacuation follows heightened tensions in South Africa, where some vigilante groups and organisations had set a June 30 deadline calling for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
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