(Nigerians Returns. Photo by Vanguard News)
The Federal Government has finalised arrangements for the last batch of evacuations of stranded Nigerians from South Africa, with 315 returnees expected to touch down in Lagos on Wednesday aboard an Air Peace flight.
This was disclosed in a statement signed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
According to the statement, the fifth and final evacuation flight is scheduled to depart Johannesburg at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, and is expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 6:30 a.m.
The Air Peace-operated flight brings to a close the Federal Government’s evacuation exercise for Nigerians who expressed interest in returning home following recent xenophobic att@cks and security concerns in parts of South Africa.
Government had earlier carried out four evacuation flights, bringing hundreds of Nigerians back home as part of efforts to safeguard the welfare and safety of its citizens abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to protecting Nigerians wherever they may be, while expressing appreciation to all stakeholders who supported the evacuation exercise.