Xenophobia: 83 Nigerians return from South Africa

Eighty-three Nigerians evacuated from South Africa person returned to the state amid renewed concerns implicit xenophobic attacks and hostility towards African migrants successful the country.

The returnees arrived astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday night aboard a South African Airways formation from Johannesburg.

They were accompanied connected the travel by 2 officials of the Consulate-General of Nigeria successful Johannesburg.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed the improvement successful a connection issued on Wednesday night.

Ebienfa said the latest repatriation was made imaginable done the fiscal enactment of backstage individuals who pro...