Xenophobia: 83 Nigerians Return From South Africa
Private sponsors paid for the tickets as the returnees were handed to Nigerian agencies for profiling and family reunification.
- On Wednesday, 83 Nigerians arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, aboard a South African Airways flight from Johannesburg, with private individuals funding the repatriation exercise amid renewed concerns over hostility toward African migrants.
- The Federal Government raised alarm over persistent Afrophobic violence, noting that since June 2022, not less than 90 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa with fresh attacks and displacements recorded in 2026.
- Ambassador Haruna Ali-Gombe, Director of the African Affairs Department, received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government; two officials from the Consulate-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg accompanied the group throughout the process.
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sola Enikanolaiye insisted the crisis requires stronger migration governance, citing Nigeria's over $60 billion historical commitment to South Africa's liberation while emphasizing that Africans must be regarded as having "equal dignity."
- Nigeria and Ghana plan to present the matter at the African Union Assembly, while calling for activation of Nigeria-South Africa early-warning mechanisms to detect and defuse tensions before they escalate.
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Naija News - Nigeria NewsXenophobia: 83 Nigerians return from South Africa
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 […] Xenophobia: 83 Nigerians return from South Africa
Xenophobia: 83 Nigerians return from South Africa, FG says 90 killed since 2022
Upon arrival, the returnees were received by Haruna Ali-Gombe, the director, African Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The post Xenophobia: 83 Nigerians return from South Africa, FG says 90 killed since 2022 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
83 Nigerians return from South Africa amid xenophobic attacks - OGUN STATE TELEVISION
Another 83 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home from South Africa following reported xenophobic attacks in the country. The latest return brings the number of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa under the voluntary return exercise to about 1,573. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos…
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