Documented and undocumented migrants have approached us for repatriation-African Diaspora

SAfm — Nigeria's consul general, Adama Godwin, has confirmed that his government will soon start the process of repatriating more than six hundred of it's citizens back to Nigeria. This follows the announcement by the African Diaspora Forum's that it too had received over 400 requests from foreign nationals who hail from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi who wish to be assisted with returning to their home countries. Violent clashes between locals, who claim to be fighting the scourge of drugs and crime, and foreign nationals defending their livelihoods during the looting of businesses in both the Johannesburg CBD and Tshwane has led to at least 12 deaths thus far. Nigeria's consul general, Adama Godwin says the first trip is expected to leave South Africa this week