IMMIGRATION REMOVES 30 CONGOLESE NATIONALS FROM THE COUNTRY The Department over the weekend removed a total of 30 Congolese national from Zambia. Of the 30 Congolese illegal immigrants 25 were removed in a joint removal exercise conducted Saturday, 12th April, 2014 by Headquarters and the Lusaka Regional Immigration Office. The Kitwe Immigration Office also removed 5 Congolese nationals. Meanwhile, Lusaka Regional Immigration Office removed 1 Ugandan national and a Nigerian national via Nakonde Border Control and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport respectively. In another development, the Kabwe Regional Immigration Office on Friday, 11th April, 2014 arrested 2 Somali nationals for unlawful stay. The same office also arrested a Congolese national for a similar offence. Immigration at Chirundu Border Control arrested 2 Congolese nationals after they presented Tanzanian travel documents. Immigration in Lundazi on Friday, 11th April, 2014 arrested a Malawian national for unlawful stay. Meanwhile, Immigration at Nakonde refused entry to 7 Tanzanians and 1 Kenyan national for failing to meet various immigration entry requirements. The same office also arrested a Tanzanian national after he was found in possession of a forged immigration endorsement in his passport. In another development, Ndola Regional Immigration Office relocated a Somali Refugee to Maheba refugee camp after paying a court fine of K 500. The Magistrate Court in Ndola had earlier convicted the Refugee for unlawful presence after being arrested by Immigration Officers for being outside the refugee camp without authorization. Namati H. Nshinka (Mr) PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:47:52 +0000
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