83 ETHIOPIAN NATIONALS IN COURT FOR BREACHING THE IMMIGRATION ACT...

IRINGA: EIGHTY-THREE Ethiopian nationals including one local Tanzanian, who were arrested on Saturday by the Immigration Department in Iringa Region in collaboration with the police force have appeared before the court facing charges of breaching the Immigration Act,.

The Immigration Department collaboration with the police once again has intercepted 83Ethiopian illegal immigrants for allegedly entering the country without legal documents.

The 83 illegal immigrants appeared in Iringa Region Magistrate Court before Resident Magistrate in charge David Ngunyale for allegedly entering into the country without legal documents.

According to the government lawyer Godfrey Ngwijo said on February 23 in the Mazombe Division in Kilolo district where the suspects were arrested by immigration officers for illegal entry into the country.

Ngjojo said that the second offense was handed over to the local Tanzanian Hassan Ferooz (18) a resident of Tukuyu, for transporting Ethiopians to South Africa, but the suspect denied the charge.

The case was filed in court for the first time,and Resident Magistrate Ngunyale adjourned the case until March 2nd this year until they find a translator who will translate Ethiopians.

According Iringa Regional Immigration officer Senior Assistant Commissioner of Immigration Hope Kawawa, the illegal migrants were arrested at Mbigili Village in Kilolo District, Iringa region yesterday.

He said Ethiopians all-male group was arrested alongside one local Tanzania), who was accused of transporting the illegal migrants from Dar es Salaam to South Africa looking greener pasture via Malawi and Zambia.

Senior assistant Commissioner of Immigration Kawawa told the Guardian yesterday that on February 24, local Tanzanian allegedly ferried the illegal immigrants from Dar es Salaam to Iringa region, which were reportedly on their way to South Africa to look for a better life.

The past few days immigration Department in Iringa arrested four Ethiopian nationals bring the number of illegal migrants bringing number to 87 since the start of crackdown on illegal migrants in the region.

He said the migrants were arrested by immigration officers in conjunction with the police force so they continued to question and bring them to court on Monday.

They were found in a sealed Scania Truck with no enough air in vehicle with registration number T 903 AKH belonging to Gabriel Mwakyambiki of Tukuyu in Mbeya Region.

Kawawa said that Iringa region is not a place for immigrants to pass easily but they will continue to arrest them and bring them to law enforcement agencies all in the region and are at work for twenty-four hours.

"Please tell the agents (human traffickers) that transport these migrants to Iringa, is not a safe place to pass those people because we are paying attention 24 hours,” he said.

He said that following the inflow of illegal immigrant Iringa has called on some people to report when they hear some people are not Tanzanians and people who do not know to security agencies so that they can be examined.

He said that the illegal migrants entered the country were not inspected by immigration officials by checking what they had entered and what items were as a weapon that makes security to be in jeopardy.

However, Iringa Regional Immigration Senior Assistant Commissioner of Immigration Hope Kawawa thanked the good Samaritans who tipped them on the presence such people in region and asked general public to continue cooperation the department.

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