The first batch of 320 Nigerians in South Africa will return tomorrow.
The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Adama said that the returnees will depart South Africa by 9 am on Wednesday 11th September 2019.
The first flight leaves by 09:00 hours this Wednesday with about 320 passengers and the second batch will leave on Thursday, all things being equal.
We have over 600 who had indicated interest. All things being equal, without any hitches, the plane will take off by 09:00 hours this Wednesday.
The manifest for the first flight is ready and we are working on the next flight.Godwin Adama – vanguardngr.com
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday ordered the immediate evacuation of Nigerians who wished to return home from South Africa following the xenophobic attacks they suffered recently.
