46 Ethiopians arrested for allegedly being in Kenya illegally

MANDERA, KENYA: Police in Moyale on Thursday arrested 46 Ethiopians suspected to be in the country illegally.

The aliens all men, were found in an isolated house near Moyale Boys Secondary within Butiye village out skirt of the town.  

Confirming the arrest, Moyale OCPD Benjamin Mwanzia said the aliens who neither spoke Swahili nor English were believed to being transported to Nairobi by unknown people. 

He noted that the Ethiopians all men were between the ages of 25 to 30 years. Mwanzia confirmed they were found in an isolated house in Butiye on Thursday night. 

He said police acted on a tip-off from members of public after which they found the suspects locked up in a room of a house. 

Police are yet to locate owner of the house. The aliens will be arraign in court and charged with illegal entrance into the country according to area police boss.46 Ethiopians arrested for allegedly being in Kenya illegally