The Federal Government has refuted reports that the 268 Nigerians REPATRIATED from south Africa were undocumented.
the evacuees accused the South African Government of deliberately delaying renewing their work permits and other documents, to have a reason to clampdown on Nigerians, while their security agencies extort them.
Nigeria’s acting High Commissioner to Pretoria, Ambassador Temitope Ajayi, who led the evacuees, back to Nigeria, said the undocumented label was false and misleading.
He described the South Africa Home Affairs as a transactional section where backlogs and delays had left legitimate applicants stranded.
The Federal Government also pledged to activate the Nigeria-South Africa Binational Commission and the newly established Early Warning mechanism in order to respond faster to future threats against Nigerians in South Africa.
