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Yeukai Karengezeka, Court Correspondent
A Ghanaian woman, Zakia Abdul Ahmed Issah (26), who was arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport for attempting to travel to Dubai using fraudulently acquired Zimbabwean identity documents last week, spent this weekend in remand prison awaiting trial today.
Issah pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and contravening the Immigration Act when she appeared in court last week before Harare magistrate Mrs Patricia Kamwanda.
Prosecutor Mr Rufaro Chonzi said Issah had been living in Zimbabwe illegally for an unknown period.
To regularise her stay, she obtained Zimbabwean identity documents through false information.
Then on September 17, 2018, Issah and Lyner Mufanachiya, who is still at large, provided false information to the Civil Registry Office in Mutoko.
Issah claimed to be a Zimbabwean named Takudzwa Zakia Mufanachiya, born on May 15, 2000, in Chimuti Village, Chief Chimoyo, Mutoko.
This misrepresentation led to the issuance of a Zimbabwean Birth Certificate (MTK-01645-18).
Issah used this certificate to obtain a Zimbabwean national identity card (48-176714-549) on January 26, 2022, and a Zimbabwean passport (AE981525) on January 29, 2024.
On September 26, 2024, Issah attempted to travel to Dubai using a fraudulent passport.
However, immigration officials became suspicious when she failed to speak any Zimbabwean language during verification.
Upon further investigation, Issah revealed her true identity as a Ghanaian, leading to her arrest.
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