FG evacuates 111 more Nigerians from South Africa, total hits 2,037

The Federal Government has evacuated another 111 distressed Nigerians from South Africa amid concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks, bringing the total number repatriated since June to 2,037. The Federal Government has evacuated another 111 distressed Nigerians from South Africa amid concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks, bringing the number repatriated under the ongoing exercise to 2,037. The...

• The Federal Government has evacuated another 111 distressed Nigerians from South Africa amid concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks, bringing the total number repatriated since June to 2,037.
• The Federal Government has evacuated another 111 distressed Nigerians from South Africa amid concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks, bringing the number repatriated under the ongoing exercise to 2,037.
• The returnees, comprising 44 men, 23 women and 44 children, arrived in Lagos aboard South African Airways Flight SA060 on Thursday, October 8, 2026.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which announced the evacuation on Sunday, said the returnees were received by officials from the ministry, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, National Emergency Management Agency and other government bodies.