Xenophobia: FG reveals date for next evacuation flight for Nigerians

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to safeguard Nigerians in South Africa, confirming that another evacuation flight will depart on Tuesday as concerns mount over planned anti-immigrant protests expected to begin on June 30.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed on Monday that an Air Peace aircraft departed Nigeria for South Africa and will return on Tuesday morning with another batch of Nigerians who opted for the government’s voluntary evacuation programme.
According to him, the aircraft left Nigeria at 3:00 p.m. on Monday and was scheduled to arrive in South Africa at about 9:00 p.m. local time. The return journey is expected t...