Reneilwe Morema reports on Chidimma Adetshina’s mother being arrested for flouting the Immigration Act and Identification Act.
The court heard testimony by an immigration officer who said she had failed to respond to correspondence in September 2024 warning her ID number was being withdrawn and offering an opportunity to object.
Rungo was arrested on February 15 in Summer Greens, Cape Town, where she was living despite her ID being revoked. She was found to have committed identity fraud to obtain citizenship.
Immigration officer Adrian Jackson told the court Rungo was arrested for contravening immigration laws and the Identification Act.