Xenophobia: Nigerian Citizens Offered Free Transport to Leave South Africa

Transportation has been offered to airlift those willing to return home over the attacks on Nigerians and their businesses by South Africans.

According to reports, the first batch of Nigerians, who are willing to return home will be repatriated on Wednesday.

Over 400 Nigerians have already registered and more are still coming.

The Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Kabiru Bala, also said that Nigerians had responded positively in good numbers.

Bala said that the mission was equally responding to the needs of those willing to return, especially those who had issues with their documents.

President, Nigeria Citizens Association, South Africa (NICASA), Ben Okoli, said all efforts were geared towards evacuation of those who were ready to come back home.

Okoli said the figure of those ready to come was in hundreds as many had lost their means of livelihood and had nothing to fall back on.

“The Consulate is sorting out the issue of documents.

Okoli said that the move was able to boost the morale of the Nigerian community to go about their normal businesses without fear of molestation or attacks.