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Nigeria to seek compensation for property abandoned by citizens fleeing South Africa

BBC World · Jul 1, 2026, 5:40 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Nigeria's High Commissioner says businesses and properties left behind by returnees are being documented.

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Nigeria to seek compensation for property abandoned by citizens fleeing South Africa

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