A Nigerian Businessman has offered to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa who wish to return home in the wake of the xenophobic attacks for free.
Chief Allen Onyema who is the owner of Air Peace Airlines says he will make an aircraft available in South Africa on Friday October 6, 2019 to evacuate interested Nigerian citizens back home.
A statement issued by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs read in part that ‘’ Interested Nigerians are therefore advised to liaise with the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria and the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg for further necessary arrangement. South Africa has gained notoriety over the past two decades over incidents of xenophobia-influenced violence.’’
Read the full statement below:
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that following the recent unfortunate xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians in South Africa, the Proprietor of Air Peace Airlines Chief Allen Onyema, has volunteered to send an aircraft from Friday 6th September 2019 to evacuate Nigerians who wish to return to Nigeria free of charge.
The general public is hereby advised to inform their relatives in South Africa to take advantage of this laudable gesture.
Interested Nigerians are therefore advised to liaise with the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria and the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg for further necessary arrangement.”
South Africa has gained notoriety over the past two decades over incidents of xenophobia-influenced violence.
In the current unrest, Nigerians appear to be the target of the angry mobs.
Other African governments have issued warnings to their citizens over the violence.
International media outlets have reported that dozens of people were arrested in Johannesburg on Monday while at least five people have been killed in the unrest.
The recent development – many says, is posing a threat to the harmonious co-existence amongst South Africans and other Africans in the Southern African country’’.
Source: BestNewsGH.com
