South Africa Cancels Adetshina Chidimma’s ID & Passport

South Africa Cancels Adetshina Chidimma's ID & Passport

The Home Affairs Department has confirmed that it it will cancel the identities and travel documents of former Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina and her mother.

The department said they have also handed the matter over to the Hawks after completing investigations.

Home Affairs Director General Tommy Makhode confirmed to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee that the mother and daughter duo failed to respond to Monday's deadline to make representations as to why they should keep their South African national documents.

Makhode added that the duo is also facing probable fraud charges. Makhode said:

“Officials visited a house registered to Adetshina to track down her mother. The department has also completed investigations and handed it over to the Hawks.”

South Africa Cancels Adetshina Chidimma's ID & Passport

Makhode told the portfolio committee that as the department they believe that the mother is still in South Africa. He added:

“We can't explain how Adetshina's mother may have travelled to Nigeria last month to support her daughter at Miss Universe Nigeria pageant which she won.”

He added that the department also believes that the mother left the country during investigations.

Acting Deputy Director-General for immigration, Albert Matsaung confirmed that they could not find a trace of the passport that she has been using to come to South Africa from Mozambique on the movement to Nigeria.

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Adetshina will be representing Nigeria in the Miss Universe to be held in Mexico next month.