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WATCH: ‘It’s better than being dead’: Nigerian nationals flee South Africa

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Over a hundred Nigerian nationals took a free flight to Nigeria on September 11 2019. This comes after a spate of xenophobic violence in Gauteng and other parts of the country. Godwin Adamu, the Nigerian consul general in Johannesburg, told AFP that hundreds would be flown back. 

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Nigerian nationals prepare to board a bus at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg on September 11. They are being repatriated this week following a wave of xenophobic violence that has sparked sharp exchanges between the two countries, a Nigerian diplomat said on Monday Pictures: ALON SKUY
Nigerian nationals prepare to board a bus at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg on September 11. They are being repatriated this week following a wave of xenophobic violence that has sparked sharp exchanges between the two countries, a Nigerian diplomat said on Monday Pictures: ALON SKUY

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