The Nigerians arriving from South African
Matilda Omonaiye/
No fewer than 187 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa have landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The evacuees, who departed Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, around 4 p.m aboard an Air Peace Boeing 777 aircraft, touched down at 9:34 pm today.
A foreign affairs ministry official, Mr Kimiebi Ebenfa, who was on board the flight, confirmed their arrival.
He said, “We just landed safely despite the delays in South Africa.”
Video of the evacuated Nigerians:
The returnees comprising men, women and children were the first batch of the 640 Nigerians who registered for evacuation following the hate attacks in South Africa.
About 313 were billed to leave on Wednesday, but most of them could not travel with the first flight due to lack of travel documents.
Providing an update on the evacuation operation earlier while in South Africa, Ebenfa said the passengers checked in for departure at 3:27 pm.
The South African High Commission in Abuja could not be reached for comment on reasons for the delay.
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