A Nigerian woman has shared her painful experience after returning home through a Federal Government-assisted repatriation programme, recounting what she described as 11 years of hardship, discrimination and trauma while living in South Africa.
According to her, foreigners often faced discrimination and were sometimes denied proper treatment in different situations.
Recounting one of the most painful experiences she went through, the woman alleged that she was mistreated at a hospital after giving birth to her first daughter because she was identified as a foreigner.
She claimed that while she was still bleeding after childbirth, she was asked to clean the hospital floor.
“The moment she noticed I couldn’t respond, she knew I was a foreigner. She started telling me to clean the floor. Can you imagine that trauma? That psychological trauma that I’m not wanted here, that I’m being treated as if I’m not human just because I’m not a South African,” she said.
The woman also alleged that her children experienced discrimination while attending school in South Africa, claiming they were sometimes denied awards because they were foreigners.
She said her children would return home in tears and question why they were being treated differently.
“Mom, is it because we are not South Africans that they are robbing us?” she recalled them asking.
Despite the difficult experiences, she expressed gratitude for returning safely to Nigeria with her family through the government-assisted programme.
She thanked the Nigerian government and those involved in helping citizens return home, describing it as a major opportunity.
“I want to thank the Nigerian government and everyone involved in this. This is a great opportunity, and I thank God that my family and I made use of it. God bless them,” she said.
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