Xenophobic attacks: Nigerian Govt moves to evacuate another batch from South Africa

The Federal Government has concluded plans to evacuate another batch of Nigerians stranded in South Africa following xenophobic attacks in the country.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, confirmed the new evacuation plan in a statement but did not provide a specific date for the operation.

Meanwhile, the President of the Nigerian Citizens in South Africa, Rev Frank Onyekwelu, said another evacuation is underway.

Onyekwelu said that so far, there has not been any report of attacks on Nigerians, noting however, that there has been some looting of shops across the country.

“Even at 8 p.m. last night, we got confirmation that locals were breaking into foreign nationals’ shops and supermarkets, looting the goods.

“One person, a local, was shot and I think he died. He was killed in the process, but it has not been confirmed where the shot came from,” Onyekwelu said.