The Lusaka Magistrate Court yesterday convicted and sentenced 4 Zambians, to a fine of K 960,000 each or two years imprisonment with hard labour for aiding, abetting and harboring 16 Ethiopian illegal immigrants.
They were each charged with 15 counts of aiding and abetting and one count of harboring an illegal immigrant.
Department of Immigration Public Relations Officer, Namati Nshinka, has identified the 4 as Samson Masuka (34) of Lusaka’s Balastone, Geoffrey Chumbwe (32) of Silverest, Chinyama Masumba (31) of Kaunda Square, and Rainson Sinkala (25) also of Kaunda Square.
“They were apprehended by the Lusaka Regional Immigration Office on 22nd November, 2023 during an operation which began as a routine patrol around Roma and Ngwerere areas,” said Mr. Nshinka in a statement issued to RCV News in Lusaka today.
Meanwhile, the Department of Immigration between 27th and 28th September, 2024 apprehended 204 suspected illegal immigrants in ongoing country-wide clean-up operations.
Mr. Nshinka said that during this period, the department also removed 65 illegal immigrants of different nationalities from the country and secured 13 convictions.
Angel Kasabo
