The evacuation of the second batch of Nigerians from South Africa, owing to ongoing xenophobic attacks, suffered an interruption on Tuesday following the delay in granting landing permit to Air Peace.

The airline had volunteered to evacuate Nigerians willing to return home following the recent violence against foreigners in the southern African country.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the airline, in collaboration with the Federal Government had, on September 11, evacuated the first batch of 187 Nigerians from South Africa.


There was a plan for the airline to evacuate another batch of 320 Nigerians who had indicated interest to return home, with the flight expected to arrive in Lagos at 7.00p.m on Tuesday.

However, Mr Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, told newsmen in Lagos that the airline’s B777 aircraft deployed for the operation was still on standby at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

According to him, the aircraft is supposed to have departed Lagos at 1.00 am, but was denied landing permit by the South African authorities.


“We did not take off at 1:00am as scheduled because South African authorities are yet to give us landing permit.

“We are hopeful that they will give us the permit. Our crew waited till 3:00 am, but when the permit did not come, they went back to the hotel.

“Once we get the permit we will set off to South Africa. We don’t want to speculate but we are hopeful they will give the permit,”Onyema said.



NAN reports that the South African authorities had on Sept. 11 also prevented some Nigerians from leaving the country, by insisting on a fresh profiling exercise in spite of the one earlier conducted by the Nigerian High Commission.

The situation led to several hours of delay before 187 of the more than 300 Nigerians were successfully evacuated


https://punchng.com/xenophobia-breaking-nigerians-evacuation-delayed-as-authorities-withhold-landing-permit-from-air-peace/

Ipobians brains were reformatted

They sing national anthem

They even know the second stanza pass most of us

Having said that South Africa should know that human life is sacred

They should also know that humans are same regardless of colors, race, religion

The only true religion is humanity

sarrki:
Ipobians brains were reformatted

They sing national anthem

They even know the second stanza pass most of us

Yoruba people from Ogun state top the list of Nigerians living in south Africa

God bless you "Godsent" Mr In teams! God bless BIAFRAN REPUBLIC !

If i catch you for Governor's Road you go smell HELL!
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sarrki:
Ipobians brains were reformatted

They sing national anthem

They even know the second stanza pass most of us

Most of the South African returnees are the unsuccessful ones over there waiting for an opportunity to come back.


It'll be very difficult for a successful business man to leave his well standing and established business abroad just to come back to a country like Nigeria.

The south africans are just provoking us from all angle

sarrki:
Ipobians brains were reformatted

They sing national anthem

They even know the second stanza pass most of us

And he now hit himself on the leg....

Sorry

https://www.nairaland.com/5420406/ogun-tops-list-south-african


71 +Lagos 17= 88



Further summarized below


South African Xenophobia Attack Returnees by Regions .

South/West --------- 88 (6 children, 8 women)
South/East ---------- 57 (19 children, 24 women)
South/South -------- 28
North Central -------- 4




Now we know those singing the national anthem.