The Federal government says it has begun plans to repatriate over 1,000 Nigerian citizens from South Africa over the surge in xenophobic attacks in the

The Foreign Ministry confirmed that screening for the voluntary repatriation flights commenced at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria.

Nigeria is planning to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers.