Dowa Police Arrests 40 Ethiopians, 1 Malawian National for Aiding Illegal Entry
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| Kaponda: stop aiding illegal immigrants |
Police
in Dowa District have arrested 40 Ethiopian nationals for entering the country illegally
and a Malawian national has also been arrested for aiding them.
But
a Malawian driver who was transporting these illegal immigrants is at large.
Police
Public Relations Officer for Dowa District Sergeant Richard Kaponda says police
managed to impound the vehicle transporting the illegal immigrants following tipoff
from the members of the general public as police in the district were in a
sweeping exercise.
Sgt
Kaponda when confirming the development said the arrest was made in the dawn of
Tuesday at Mbalame village along Dowa Lumbadzi Road.
“We
have impounded a three ton Mitsubish Canter registration number MC 5278. Our
investigations found that the owner of the vehicle is Thokozani Caria Msiska
from Lilongwe” said Kaponda
“The
vehicle carried 40 Ethiopians from Kasungu heading to Dzaleka refugee camp in
Dowa. And we have also arrested a Malawian national Wiseman Ulambo aged 21 from
Rufure village T/A Maulambya in Chitipa for aiding these people to enter the
country without difficulties”
Sgnt
Kaponda said police have charged the Ethiopians with charges of illegal entry
and they are hunting to arrest the driver.
The
officer urged Malawians to stop aiding illegal immigrants entering the country “It
is not good to help illegal immigrants to enter the country, it is a bad
development” he said, “This is because some of the illegal immigrants may bring
weapons like rifles. Now we are talking about the deadly Ebola virus, it may
happen that some of the immigrants have the disease”
Sgt
Kaponda also advised members of the general public to continue informing police
on any information that may assist police in arresting illegal immigrants and
those that are aiding the practice.
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