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The Nigerian envoy reports that 1,695 citizens were evacuated from South Africa this year due to escalating xenophobic violence, highlighting ongoing security concerns and government evacuation efforts.
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, assured ECOWAS countries that Nigeria, having survived a civil war, will overcome its current insurgency challenges.
A Nigerian envoy explained why some Nigerian citizens remain in Saudi Arabian prisons even after completing their jail terms, while also highlighting the presence of many successful Nigerian professionals in the Kingdom.
Nigeria’s Acting Ambassador to South Africa, Temitope Ajayi, discussed efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries, including an apology involving two cows and a bull following an Igbo chieftaincy dispute.
A former Nigerian Ambassador is demanding that South Africa compensate victims of xenophobic attacks and is urging stronger law enforcement to protect foreign nationals.