Police in Rumphi have arrested 48 Ethiopian nationals for allegedly entering into the country illegally.
Rumphi Police station spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo says the incident happened in the wee hours of today at Chiweta area.
It is reported that police officers who were manning roadblock at Chiweta area saw a certain vehicle at a distance coming from Karonga direction going to Mzuzu.
The said motor vehicle stopped upon noticing that officers are at the roadblock.
They followed it and immediately 10 Ethiopians nationals came out from the vehicle and went into the bush and the driver too started off the car, speeding towards Karonga direction along M1 road.
Police managed to arrest 10 of the said Ethiopians who had no traveling documents and 38 others were arrested at Chombe area at a lodge.
