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Africa

RCCG brings first 107 Nigerians home from South Africa

Source: Punch Nigeria · 24 Sep 2026, 23:37 UTC
RCCG brings first 107 Nigerians home from South Africa
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God has repatriated 107 Nigerians from South Africa in the first stage of a humanitarian initiative. The church says the wider programme is intended to bring 500 people home, although the supplied report does not provide further details about the returnees or the arrangements.

The Redeemed Christian Church of God has flown 107 Nigerians home from South Africa, Punch Nigeria reports, describing the movement as the first batch of a humanitarian intervention. The church’s wider plan is to repatriate 500 people, according to the report. The supplied material does not identify the reasons the Nigerians are being brought home, their destinations within Nigeria or the timetable for the remaining returns.

It also provides no further details about how the first group was selected, the flight arrangements or the support available to those who have arrived. The report attributes the information to the RCCG and does not include comments from the returnees or South African authorities.

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