Nigeria has joined its sub-Saharan African counterparts in airlifting its citizens in response to a series of assaults on African immigrants in Tunisia.
Though some countries have evacuated their nationals, the Nigerian government is consulting with its community in Tunisia before deciding on evacuation.
The Nigerian Ambassador to Tunisia, Asari Allotey, is leading the consultations, but only a few Nigerians have so far agreed to return to Nigeria.
In a statement, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, provided an update on the situation and stated that the mission is liaising with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to get tickets for those who have agreed to return.
Meanwhile, many others want to wait it out with the hope that the situation will soon change after the intervention of the African Union (AU) and the African Group of Ambassadors.
President Saied reportedly described illegal border crossings from sub-Saharan African countries into Tunisia as a “criminal enterprise” and stated that it wanted to change the demographic composition of the country. His statement made Tunisians take up arms against other Africans.
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