The forty-four illegal immigrants who were found locked in one of the houses in Parkmore, Sandton, have been taken to the local police station to be processed by the Department of Home Affairs. Investigation is underway to establish how they came to the country and ended up being locked inside the house.
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According to a police report, “Private security officers who were conducting routine patrols in the area received a complaint about people who were screaming and making noise at one of the houses in Parkmore,” police said. “The complaint was then escalated to the local police station and police proceeded to the scene. At the scene, police discovered forty-four males who were locked at the backrooms of the main house.”
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Preliminary investigation revealed that all males, aged between 15 and 22, were Ethiopian Nationals who were illegal in the country. It is alleged that they were kept against their will in the house. “The forty-four illegal immigrants who were found locked in one of the houses in Parkmore, Sandton, have been taken to the local police station to be processed by the Department of Home Affairs. Investigation is underway to establish how they came to the country and ended up being locked inside the house. Police said, “The possibility that these individuals were trafficked into the country cannot be ruled out, it forms part of the investigation.”
Bongi Sikelo 
Cece Smith 