Another evacuation flight conveying Nigerians from South Africa, coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will touchdown MMI Airport, Lagos, Nigeria today by 10.40am.

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has directed that the evacuation of Nigerian nationals from South Africa at risk as a result of the ongoing xenophobic protests and attacks continues, even after the deadline of 30th June 2026 issued by South African Anti-migrant groups and vigilantes.

Three batches of returnees, almost 600 Nationals in total had earlier been successfully evacuated from South Africa before the deadline.

Today's evacuation flight, via a special charter funded by the federal government and operated by AirPeace Airlines departed Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, SA at 5.36 a.m this morning.

A total of 268 returnees and 2 officers and crew are on board the evacuation flight.
The relevant MDAs will be on hand upon arrival for the process of documentation and profiling.

The evacuations remain ongoing.
The Federal Government is committed to bringing home safely, our Nationals who voluntarily registered to be evacuated and have been duly screened and cleared.