IMMIGRATION APPREHENDS 105, GETS 34 CONVICTED, REMOVES 21 AND DEPORTS FOUR
IMMIGRATION APPREHENDS 105, GETS 34 CONVICTED, REMOVES 21 AND DEPORTS FOUR
Wednesday…10th January, 2024
The Ndola Regional Immigration Office has secured the convictions of three Somali Refugees Mohamed Isse (30), Abdi Mahiyadin (21), and Mohamed Abdulqadir (20) for being found in a place other than a refugee settlement without valid gate passes contrary to section 31(4) of the Immigration and Deportation Act No. 18 of 2010 of the Laws of Zambia.
The trio was nabbed on 2nd January, 2024 during a routine clean-up operation conducted in Ndola’s Town Centre.
At the time of their arrest, Isse and Abdulqadir had expired gate passes while Mahiyadin, did not have a gate pass at all.
The trio appeared before the Ndola Magistrate Court on 5th January, 2024 where the Court convicted and sentenced Mahiyadin and Abdulqadir to a fine of K 1,000 each or six months imprisonment, while Isse was fined K 2,000 or in default six months simple imprisonment.
Similarly, the Kafue Immigration Office on 8th January, 2024 secured the convictions of a 34-year-old South African Truck Driver Sinethemba Collen Ngxito and a 42-year-old Zimbabwean farmer Shimbarase Paradza, for unlawful stay in Zambia contrary to section 11(3) of the Immigration and Deportation Act number 18 of 2010 of the Laws of Zambia.
The duo was intercepted on 4th January, 2024 during a routine compliance-check at the Kafue Security Checkpoint after Officers discovered they had overstayed their visits.
Ngxito entered Zambia on 4th October, 2023 through Kazungula and stayed unlawfully between 18th October, 2023, the date his vistit days expired to 4th January, 2024, the date of his arrest.
Meanwhile, Paradza entered on 25th July, 2023 through Chirundu Border Control and stayed unlawfully from 28th July, 2023 to the date of his arrest.
Ngxito was sentenced to pay a fine of K 4,500 or serve three months simple imprisonment while Paradza was fined K 4,000 or three months simple imprisonment.
The Ndola and Kafue court outcomes brought the number of convictions secured by the Department of Immigration between 5th and 8th January, 2024 to 34.
Meanwhile, the Department of Immigration between 5th and 8th January, 2024 apprehended 105 persons for various immigration offences countrywide. During this period the Department removed 21 and deported four prohibited immigrants, and refused entry to four foreign nationals for failing to satisfy Zambia’s entry requirements.
Namati H. Nshinka (Mr)
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
255282/0977718155/pro@zambiaimmigration.gov.zm