Nigeria, May 5 -- Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that citizens interested in repatriation from South Africa will be responsible for the cost of their return trip to Nigeria.

The ministry's spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this to reporters during a press briefing on Monday.

The briefing came shortly after a closed-door meeting between the Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dunoma Ahmed, and the South African Acting High Commissioner, Lesoli Machele.

Mr Ebienfa said the process will be self-funded and not state-funded, as it is a voluntary decision that the Nigerian government will only facilitate and coordinate. In the recent past, such reparations have been sponsored by Nigerian airline owners, particularly Allen Onye...