A fresh batch of 271 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Tuesday under the Federal Government’s voluntary repatriation programme.
The Air Peace flight touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, shortly before 11 a.m., after departing Johannesburg around 5 a.m. local time.
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) received the returnees on arrival.
The evacuation is part of ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to support Nigerians who have chosen to leave South Africa amid growing anti-immigration sentiments in the country.
The latest return follows heightened tensions ahead of a June 30 deadline issued by some vigilante groups and organisations calling for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa.
More details are expected as authorities continue processing the returnees.
