The Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the vehicle that helped 52 Ethiopian Nationals to enter the country illegally should be seized and handed over to the Immigration Department.

Senior Resident Magistrate, Ashford Harawa has delivered the verdict yesterday on 25 June 2024.

According to the spokesperson of the department in the northern region, Francis Chitambuli, the Lorry belongs to the Skylight Logistics Company in Lilongwe and its number is NE 9315.

Chitambuli said that this was done following the department’s request to the court of law through its representatives in the case of inspector Bright Matemba, because it helped Ethiopian refugees to enter the country fraudulently and without proper documents.

He said that according to the court of law, the decision has been made in order for others to learn from it, saying that the practice is increasing in this country.