Xenophobia: South African Government Start Arrest Of Nigerians Ready To Return Home.

Report reaching us now is that the South African authorities have started arresting some Nigerians who are ready to return home following increased Xenophobic attack against them.

This report came from sources in the Nigerian High Commission, who said that the South African Immigration were stopping Nigerians who were set to return home with the excuse of incomplete papers.

The sources revealed that personnel of the immigration were creating serious difficulties for Nigeria's high commission, insisting that the said Nigerians were without travel documents, and as such arresting them, The Nation reports.

According to an official who spoke to journalists: “They are frustrating the Nigerian High Commission, taking the passengers away. They want to frustrate the airline and the Nigerian government. The aircraft has been burning fuel since 4:00 am. They are not happy that Nigeria is evacuating its citizens. They don’t want the world to know that a Nigerian airline and Nigerian government is evacuating them.

“Our high commission is having tough time with South African government. They are stopping and arresting Nigerians, saying they should explain how they came into the country.”