THE Department of Immigration says it has so far removed 156 Ethiopians from the country as part of an ongoing exercise aimed at reducing the number of the said nationals detained at various Correctional Facilities. Meanwhile, the Department of Immigration between September 16 and 18, secured seven convictions and refused five foreign nationals entry into Zambia for failing to meet various entry requirements. In a statement, Monday, Immigration Department Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka said on September 18, the department removed 49 Ethiopians who were arrested for illegal entry and unlawful stay, bringing the number of Ethiopian nationals removed since the start of the exercise to 156. “The Department of Immigration in Lusaka, on 18th September 2022, removed forty-nine (49)...

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