The Federal Government says the screening of Nigerians in South Africa who registered for voluntary evacuation following renewed xenophobic attacks will end today.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the exercise commenced on Thursday and is being conducted jointly by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the South African Police, and immigration authorities.
Ebienfa noted that after the exercise, the government would finalise arrangements for the deployment of aircraft to bring the affected citizens back to Nigeria.
This comes after the Federal Government announced plans to evacuate willing Nigerians from South Africa last month following anti-immigrant protests in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
The move is aimed at providing safe passage for Nigerians who no longer felt secure amid rising tensions targeting foreign nationals.
