Xenophobia: FG condemns attacks, evacuates 114 more Nigerians from South Africa

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja
The Federal Government has condemned xenophobic and Afrophobic hostilities against Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, as it evacuated another 114 distressed citizens from the country.
In a statement on Friday evening, the latest batch of returnees comprised 57 men, 23 women and 34 children who arrived in Lagos aboard South African Airways Flight SA060 at about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
The returnees were received by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Emergency Management Agency, the Nigeria Immigration Service and other relevant Federal Government agencies.
The ministry said the latest operation was...