This archive report was first published on 10 September 2019.
Published on September 10, 2019, a new wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa has led to the repatriation of hundreds of Nigerian nationals.
Nigerian Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adamu, confirmed that approximately 600 citizens living in South Africa will be flown back to Nigeria using two flights.
"They are about 600 now," Adamu told AFP, adding that the first flight will transport 320 Nigerians, with a second flight following immediately after.
Reports indicate that at least 10 people were killed in the violence, with scores wounded and hundreds of foreign-owned shops looted and burned down.
According to Adamu, the estimated number of Nigerians living in South Africa is over 100,000.
Retaliatory attacks against South African companies in Nigeria led to the temporary closure of South Africa's diplomatic missions in Lagos and Abuja.
