Xenophobia: 187 Nigerians Return From South Africa (Pictures)

The primary cluster of 187 Nigerians in South Africa came back to Nigeria on Wednesday night after the recharged xenophobic assaults in the previous politically-sanctioned racial segregation nation.

The returnees – involving grown-ups, youngsters and newborn children – blissfully sang the Nigerian National Anthem on entry.

Compact News comprehends that the Nigerian government, with the help of Air Peace, supported the arrival of the Nigerians.

President Muhammadu Buhari, had on September 8, requested the prompt departure of Nigerians who had shown enthusiasm to leave South Africa in the wake of getting report from the Special Envoy sent to the nation.

It was found out that the B777 flying machine, with enlistment number 5N-BWI, arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 9.37 p.m. subsequent to withdrawing Thambo International Airport, Johannesburg.

They were gotten by the Chairman of Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema, and delegates from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.

Dabiri-Erewa told columnists that in excess of 600 Nigerians had demonstrated enthusiasm to come back from South Africa.

She additionally said that the legislature was prepared to help them to settle back in the nation through its different social mediation programs.

As indicated by her, the Bank of Industry had additionally been activated to help those eager to gain professional abilities.

Stipends, Dabiri-Erewa stated, would be given to these Nigerians to empower them return to their particular states, while media transmission organization, MTN, will likewise give them pre-stacked Sim cards of N6,000 to help them.

Likewise talking, the Air Peace chief, Onyema, told newsmen that the carrier spent over N300 million to transport the influenced Nigerians.

"We need to send a sign to the world that Nigerians are their siblings' guardians," he said.

"I bolster the Federal Government and President Muhammadu Buhari and this motion is a help to the administration to bring our siblings back home.

"We are without offering outing to Nigerians in South Africa to return home in the wake of experiencing the horrible experience of the assaults.

"Air Peace has said this is free and we are doing it in solidarity with the Federal Government."

Two of the returnees, Mr John Onuoha from Abia and Jude Anthony from Edo, told newsmen that they were shamefully assaulted by South Africans, who annihilated their organizations and property.