Nigeria repatriates 1,490 nationals from South Africa after xenophobic violence
Nigeria has completed the voluntary repatriation of its citizens from South Africa after weeks of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigration protests, the Nigerian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Thousands of foreign nationals from various African countries voluntarily departed South Africa or were expelled from the country, as anti-immigrant sentiment grew stronger in recent weeks.
The government announced the arrival in Lagos of a fifth government-arranged flight carrying 305 people from Johannesburg, bringing the total number of Nigerian citizens repatriated from South Africa since 10 June to 1,490.
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