South Africa repatriation flights fully funded by government – FG

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By Favour Ulebor, Abuja
The Federal Government has said it fully funded the evacuation of Nigerians returning from South Africa, insisting that reports claiming stranded citizens were asked to pay for the exercise are false and should be disregarded.
In a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Thursday, the ministry said all the special evacuation flights were paid for by the Federal Government at no cost to the returnees.
The ministry also disclosed that 593 Nigerians affected by the ongoing xenophobic protests in Sou...