The Serenje Immigration Office has detained 38 undocumented Ethiopian nationals for failure to appear before the nearest immigration officer on entry.
Department of Immigration Public Relations officer Namati Nshinka says the first group of 19 was nabbed on 7th June, 2024 by officers from the Police and Road Transport and Safety Agency RTSA who had mounted a checkpoint.
Mr. Nshinka said that they were in a Lusaka-bound black Toyota Hiace Registration Number AIE 8450.
“On 7th June, 2024, 19 more undocumented Ethiopians were nabbed by police officers aboard a silver Toyota Hiace Registration number AIC 6932, which was heading to Lusaka from Nakonde, bringing the total number to 38,” said Mr. Nshinka in a statement issued to RCV News in Lusaka today.
He said that the drivers of the vehicles, believed to be Zambians escaped when they saw the authorities and remain at large.
Mr. Nshinka said that all 38 suspects are detained at Serenje Correctional Facility pending prosecution.
By Angel Kasabo
