Tuesday 18 August 2015

Police lorry seized ferrying 100 Ethiopian immigrants

The lorry that was ferrying the immigrants. PHOTO | NAIROBI NEWS
A General Service Unit lorry carrying 100 Ethiopian immigrants was on Tuesday intercepted in Kangeta, Meru County.

The lorry is said to have ferried the immigrants from the Ethiopian border though Moyale and Meru counties using off-road routes.
A Kenyan man, who acted as a guide to the Ethiopians, is the one who reportedly gave directions to the driver, showing which route to follow to avoid being detected.
The lorry was intercepted by Police who were acting on a tip off and taken to Kangeta police station
The Ethiopian immigrants looked exhausted after being on the road for three days. All those arrested were men.
There has been an influx of Ethiopian immigrants  in the country, majority of them enroute to South Africa.


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