The Police in Kisoro District have arrested 10 nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo for illegally entering Uganda through porous border points.
The Kigezi Sub-region Police Spokesman Nelson Tumushime identified the suspects as, Shameshu Makele Espoir, Alliance Busomeke, Ngabucha Love, Merveille Justine Odhua, Akilimali Balume, Asifiwe Chintalia, Jakisa Kermundu, Kukuni Mukulumanya, Iragi Chebuluzi Bahati and Mukengere Biralungira
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Tumushime said that the Congolese were arrested yesterday in Echuya National Park by Uganda Wildlife Authority Enforcement Team for criminal trespass in a Protected Area, and were also charged of illegal entry into Uganda without valid travel Documents.
It is alleged that the suspects crossed into Uganda through an illegal entry point (porous border), bypassing the gazetted Bunagana border point, without valid travel documents and without undergoing immigration clearance and health screening.
It is reported that the group were found in Echuya National Park by Uganda Wildlife Authority Enforcement Team heading to Kampala via Kabale -and were intercepted and upon interrogation, they failed to provide any valid identification or travel documents, and could not satisfactorily explain their mission in Uganda.
They are currently detained at Kisoro Central Police Station on charges of Illegal Entry into Uganda, contrary to the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act. as investigations continue.
The Police have since warned all foreign nationals to always use gazetted border points and possess valid travel documents and anyone found entering Uganda illegally will be arrested and prosecuted or repatriated.
Ugandans have also been warned against aiding illegal entry by harbouring, transporting or employing illegal immigrants and those found will be arrested and the general public are asked to report all suspicious persons and illegal border crossings to the nearest Police Station.
