The Federal Government has evacuated another 66 Nigerians from South Africa as part of ongoing efforts to support citizens affected by recent xenophobic attacks.
The returnees, who made up the second batch of evacuees, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday night at about 8:50 p.m.
The evacuation exercise was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following renewed attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.
The latest return comes after the first batch of 258 Nigerians arrived in Nigeria on June 11 through a chartered Air Peace flight.
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that 66 Nigerians were brought back during the second phase of the operation.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said the flight was facilitated by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ValueJet, Kunle Soname, while officials of the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa accompanied the returnees.
NiDCOM commended President Tinubu for approving the evacuation and assured that all registered Nigerians willing to return from South Africa would be evacuated.
The commission also announced support packages for the returnees. Indigenes of Imo State among them will receive N1 million each from Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Other support includes free SIM cards and N50,000 worth of data from MTN Nigeria, as well as N100,000 credited to each returnee’s bank account.
Pastor Bolaji Idowu of Harvesters International Christian Centre also donated N100,000 to each evacuee.
The returnees expressed appreciation to the Federal Government and other individuals who supported their safe return home.
Officials from NEMA, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, the Nigeria Immigration Service, FAAN, and security agencies were present at the airport to receive and document the evacuees.
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