Dowa Police Arrests 40 Ethiopians, 1 Malawian National for Aiding Illegal Entry

Dowa Police Arrests 40 Ethiopians, 1 Malawian National for Aiding Illegal Entry

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.