The evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 10:15 a.m. on Thursday aboard an Air Peace aircraft.

The first group of Nigerians has returned home from South Africa following government-ordered repatriation due to violent anti-immigration protests.

The returnees were flown in on a government-arranged evacuation flight operated under the coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies.

Over 200 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa amid xenophobic attacks land in Lagos, greeted by officials and family, as support for reintegration is assured.

Nigerians fleeing the wave of anti-immigrant tensions sweeping South Africa arrived at Johannesburg airport on Wednesday for repatriation. For weeks, groups armed with sticks and shields have marched through parts of the country demanding that foreigners with no papers leave by the end of the month.

Nigerians fleeing the wave of anti-immigrant tensions sweeping South Africa arrived at Johannesburg airport on Wednesday for repatriation. For weeks, groups armed with sticks and shields have marched through parts of the country demanding that foreigners with no papers leave by the end of the month.

This was confirmed in a press statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Wednesday.

Evacuated Nigerians from South Africa have arrived in Lagos after recent xenophobic tensions that left many residents in fear. The evacuees arrived at the