Hundreds of Nigerians board repatriation flight from South Africa amid anti-immigrant violence
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By Ihsaan Haffejee
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About 270 Nigerian citizens boarded a voluntary repatriation flight from South Africa to Nigeria amid escalating anti-immigrant violence and protests. The Nigerian Consul-General stated that their citizens no longer feel safe in South Africa due to the recent weeks of xenophobic attacks. The article documents the scene at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria where people queued to board buses to the airport, highlighting the human impact of the anti-immigrant sentiment sweeping across parts of South Africa.
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Nigerian Consul-General says their citizens no longer feel safe in South Africa due to anti-immigrant violence in recent weeks
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