The most recent repatriation flight, which transported 266 Nigerian returnees from South Africa, successfully landed at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on the morning of Friday, July 3, 2026. This special charter flight, funded by the government, was operated by Air Peace Airlines and took off from Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at 5:36 a.m.

The evacuation was initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in response to the rising anti-migrant violence and protests directed at black foreign nationals in South Africa. Vigilante and anti-migrant groups in the country had imposed a deadline of June 30, 2026, for undocumented foreigners to exit. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that evacuation efforts will persist beyond this date to safeguard at ...