The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama has lauded Air Peace Airline for the successful evacuation of the first batch of one hundred and seventy-eight Nigerians willing to return from South Africa.
Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa of the Ministry’s Crisis Monitoring and Public Communications Division made this known in a statement today following the successful evacuation mission.
According to him, Mr Onyeama commended the proprietor and management of Air Peace Airlines while receiving one hundred and seventy-eight Nigerians that voluntarily decided to return to Nigeria following the incessant cases of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
He said that the Minister who was represented by Mr Chuks Jonathan, acting Director, Southern African Affairs Division assured that the Federal Government will continue to protect lives and properties of Nigerians in Diaspora.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also promised that the second batch of the evacuation exercise will commence soonest after working out necessary modalities with the Nigerian Mission in South Africa and appealed to Nigerians in South Africa to remain calm and patient as Federal Government is engaging all relevant stakeholders towards finding permanent measures to the unfortunate xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
The ministry said six hundred and forty Nigerians have indicated their desire to return from South Africa and had registered to do so.
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