THE Department of Immigration has disclosed that its Mbala office is holding 51 Ethiopians in a suspected human trafficking case, saying they were allegedly lured by some unknown people with promises of jobs in South Africa. In a statement, Thursday, Department of Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka said 49 Ethiopians were arrested on Saturday after a tip-off, while two were arrested on Tuesday after illegally entering the country. “The Mbala Immigration Office is holding fifty-one Ethiopian nationals in a suspected case of human trafficking. The officers apprehended forty-nine of the fifty-one Ethiopians on Saturday 30th July 2022 after receiving information of some Ethiopians captured at Senka Village which is about 140 kilometers from Mbala central business district as they...

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