Xenophobia: Ondo receives South Africa returnees
The federal government began evacuating Nigerians from South Africa in June after anti-immigrant protests and attacks targeting foreign nationals intensified in several parts of the country.
The Ondo State Government has promised financial, skills and counselling support to indigenes who returned from South Africa after xenophobic attacks and related security concerns that disrupted their lives and livelihoods.
The violence came amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, where migrants have repeatedly been blamed for problems including unemployment, crime and pressure on public services in the country..
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