BREAKING: Second batch of 319 Nigerians depart South Africa Nigeria
File copy: First batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa aboard Air Peace land in Lagos on Wednesday, September 11. PUNCH imageThe second batch of Nigerians have departed the O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.An official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kimiebi Ebenfa, confirmed this toEbenfa said, “We wish to inform you that the second batch of about 319 willing Nigerian returnees from South Africa has departed O.
“The returnees, who were airlifted by Air Peace Airline, are expected to arrive Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, today at about 18h:58 local time.” The first flight had brought back 187 Nigerians out of the 313 scheduled for the evacuation last Wednesday, following the xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa.
The Consul-General, Nigerian High Commission in South Africa, Godwin Adama, had disclosed that the number of registered Nigerians had risen to 1,004, adding that the technical issues faced during the first evacuation were being addressed.DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON
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