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Nigeria govment say di sixth and final evacuation flight from South Africa to Nigeria go come next week and na dat flight go end di repatriation programme
Di fifth batch of Nigerians return from South Africa under di voluntary govment repatriation programme land for Nigeria on Thursday night
Dem land for di Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos wit 282 returnees on board
Di flight bin originally dey scheduled to arrive on Wednesday e bin delay sake of say technical issues wey di aircraft bin get
Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs for tok- tok pesin Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa tok for statement say “Evacuation flight from South Africa wey Air Peace dey operate arrive di Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos today (Thursday) wit 282 returnees
Total number of Nigerian nationals evacuated from South Africa, due to di ongoing xenophobic protests na 1,141 now”
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Na for early June di evacuation programme start afta anti-migrant protests for some parts of South Africa wey dey continue to raise concerns about di safety of foreign nationals
Many African kontris, including Malawi, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique and Ghana, bin also organised voluntary repatriation programmes for dia citizens wey bin ready to comot from South Africa
Di protests don lead to diplomatic katakata between South Africa and some African govments
Allegations say foreign nationals na im be di target of di attacks dey continue to dominate conversations but South Africa president bin deny dis claim
Tori of pipo wey don kpai sake of di kasala dey too but South African authorities say dis claims no be true but pipo still dey call for independent investigation
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Meanwhile di protest for South Africa dey dem tok say go dey happun evri Thursday don enta anoda level
South African protesters don begin go door-to-door to force immigrants to comot from rom dia house, Reuters report
Tori be say na on Thursday wey some groups of anti-immigration South Africans bin seize foreigners from dia houses for Johannesburg on Thursday
Dem hand dis foreigners to police for di ogbonge protests wey don put fear for pipo body for communities and wan almost scata relationship wey kontris get wit South Africa
Reuters report say for Alexandria township, Johannesburg one Reuters reporter bin see how protesters dey breakdown doors dey enta houses wey dem beliv say na wia undocumented immigrants dey hide
Dem bin escort di pipo enta police vans wia dem carry dem comot including one woman wey from Malawi and her small pikin
According to Reuters, anoda man wey dem catch give police dey stay for di kontri legally
In di last few weeks anti-immigrant protesters dey march through di town, dem dey carry sticks and flags, wit plans to go search for undocumented immigrants
Di leader of di movement, former radio presenter Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, bin tok say na evri Thursday di protests go dey happun now until dem meet dia demands
March and March, wey be di group wey dey lead di protest bin accuse undocumented immigrants say na dem dey cause di economic problems for South Africa
Dem dey also demand tighter border controls, mass deportation, and for schools and health centres to serve South Africans first
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa bin don warn against dis fight against immigrants
