Screening of Nigerians who desire to leave South Africa following xenophobic attacks has commenced.
This is coming a month after the Nigerian Government announced the Special reparation plans.
In a public notice issued by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, the exercise will run till Sunday at the mission’s premises, and a source told AIT.live that about 400 Nigerians are involved in the first batch of the screening exercise.
For Nigerians who have immigration-related offences, the Nigerian mission in South African says such persons will not be arrested as waivers have been granted by the host authorities.
Last Wednesday, Ghana commenced evacuation flights for its nationals from South Africa, where activists have given a June 30, 2026 deadline to undocumented or illegal foreigners to leave the country.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
