About 100 Nigerians are expected to arrive in Lagos later Thursday from South Africa.
They are among at least 500 Nigerians who have decided to leave the country as fears of attacks by anti-migrant groups grow ahead of a so-called September 30 deadline.
This batch of Nigerian evacuees, seen here at O.R. Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg, has now departed South Africa for Nigeria.
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Their air tickets were purchased by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, according to Austin Okeke, a former president of the Nigerian Union South Africa, who shared the footage with AIT News.
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