The federal government of Nigeria have issued travel advisory to travellers, advising Nigerians to avoid travelling to high risk and volatile areas until the situation is brought under control.
In a press release issued by Ferdinard Nwonye, spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja stated that the ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians in South Africa.
Nwonye assured that the federal government is engaging the relevant South Africa authorities via the Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria, Consulate General in Johannesburg and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja to ensure the definite measures are put in place to curtail the unfortunate attacks.
“The federal government commends the arrest of some perpetrators in the dastardly act by the South African Police and call on a timely prosecution to serve as deterrence to others,” the stamen added.
IFEOMA OKEKE
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
