Nigerians sing joyful song as they board flight back home (Video)
The sad events in South Africa have reached its peak and Nigerian Nationals living in South Africa are fleeing.
Air Peace kept its promise of flying Nigerians back home for free and the displaced Nigerians have taken full advantage of the gesture and should be home sooner than later.
A video trending online shows the moment Nigerians were about boarding the flight while singing the famous song; “Oh my home, oh my home, when shall I see my home, I will never forget my home”
See video below;
Zimbabwe is also repatriating
Nigeria isn’t the only African nation evacuating its nationals from South Africa. Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo told reporters in the capital Harare that the government plans to evacuate 171 people from South Africa, including the bodies of two people.
Moyo added that Harare would “escalate” the evacuation if the situation deteriorated.
Many mothers with their children are queuing to get a seat on the bus as quick as possible. Over 600 Nigerians have taken up the option to leave the country due to the recent #XenophobicAttacks pic.twitter.com/emvdacvoIS
— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) September 11, 2019
South Africa does not know how many undocumented foreigners are in the country of 58 million people. Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh and Ethiopia topped the list of countries where people applied for asylum or refugee status in 2018.
Nigeria placed seventh with 948 people applying for refugee status and zero accepted, said Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, the New York Times reports.