Xenophobia: Numbers Of Nigerians Registered For Evacuation From South Africa Emerged.. .Nigerians Surprised

Following the xenophobic assaults on Nigerians in South Africa, in excess
of 300 Nigerians have reportedly registered  for evacuation from the nation.


This is coming after the endorsement by the Federal Government that any Nigerian that is happy to return home ought to show intrigue.

According to Punch, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye, on Friday, September 6, 2019, disclosed that over 300 Nigerians had registered for the exercise, adding that the time and date of departure would be announced later.

In an interview with the Newspaper, Nwoye said, “They are collating the names and as at the last one hour (3.50pm), they have registered like 300 persons and the meeting of the special envoy is ongoing, the high commissioner is there with him.” Recall that in the heat of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and retaliatory attacks on South African businesses in Nigeria, Nwoye on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, announced that Air Peace offered free flights to Nigerians who are willing to return home from the former apartheid country.