130 Nigerians Request Repatriation From South Africa as Anti-Immigrant Protests Push Diaspora Communities to the Exit

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

At least 130 Nigerian citizens have formally requested repatriation from South Africa following the latest wave of anti-immigrant protests, the Abuja government has confirmed. The figure is the operational baseline for what is expected to be a larger evacuation operation as Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel work through the requests on the ground in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and the smaller cities where Nigerian nationals have built communities over the past three decades.

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130 Nigerians Request Repatriation From South Africa as Anti-Immigrant Protests Push Diaspora Communities to the Exit