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The Nigerian government has said that the screening of Nigerians in South Africa who registered for evacuation following renewed xenophobic attacks will end on Saturday.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday.
The exercise, which began on Thursday, May 4, is being jointly conducted by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the South African Police Service, and immigration authorities.
At the end of the process, he said a final list of those cleared for evacuation will be compiled before further arrangements are made to facilitate their return to Nigeria.
“At the end of the screening, we will have a definite figure that has been cleared for evacuation. Thereafter, government will finalise the details about deployment of aircraft to bring them home,” he said.
Officials also said updates would be provided as the evacuation process progresses.
The development follows the Nigerian government’s decision last month to evacuate willing citizens from South Africa after reports of anti-immigrant protests in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
The evacuation is to ensure safe passage for Nigerians who feel insecure as tensions targeting foreign nationals heighten.
