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640 Nigerians set to return from South Africa – Official

Although the process was suspended due to expired travel passports of some of the returnees, Ms Dabiri-Erewa said the returnees will be home soon.“As I speak with you now, we have 640 Nigerians voluntarily registered to come home and they will be home in a couple of days and we believe that more will still be coming to register.

Ms Dabiri-Erewa explained that emergency travel documents will be made for returnees with expired passports. She also said returnees will be encouraged to enrol in entrepreneurial programmes as Nigeria will continue to demand compensation from the South African government. Ms Dabiri-Erewa further disclosed that eight police officers had been charged to court for their involvement in killings of Nigerians in South Africa and four more were recently arrested.For the Nigerian, Elizabeth Chukwu, who was killed while attending a conference in South Africa, she said the government was still waiting for the results of the compensation.

“That’s the first time that South Africa is charging its policemen to court. For this particular issue, no life was lost but properties were damaged.

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