The suspects were arrested in the
morning on Thursday in a house at Tabata-Segerea area in Ilala
Municipality following a tip. Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police
Commander, Mr Suleiman Kova, said during preliminary interrogations, the
suspects confessed that they did not have any permit and that they
entered the country illegally.
“The name of the owner of the house
where they arrested the suspects is withheld in favour of achieving
further information from ongoing investigations,’’ Mr Kova told
reporters from various media houses.
According to the zonal police chief,
preliminary investigations have established that the suspects were under
the patronage of the one person identified as Zabibu Umwiza (25), who
is believed to be a Burundi national, who is also suspected of
involvement in illegal trade of human trafficking abroad from Africa for
1,000 US dollars per person.
Mr Kova said the police and the
Immigration Department are checking on the linkage for further legal
action. The suspects will appear in court after investigations have been
completed.
On the other hand, police in Dar es
Salaam have reallocated seven inspectors and other 157 traffic police
officers of different ranks due to unsatisfactory performance.
Explaining the decision, Mr Kova said they have been studying the
concerned officers for some time and found out that they were not
adequately accountable.
He stressed that he has been receiving numerous complaints from the people on officers’ poor performance.
The police commander has urged regional
police commanders (RPCs) in the Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone to
assess the behaviour of officers under their charge to ensure they
provide good and complaint-free services to the people.
“Any police officer who would be found
to have been involved directly or indirectly with crimes such as
receiving bribes or breaching the force’s regulations will be prosecuted
in military or civilian courts according to their crimes,” he
explained.
The police commander said further
investigations are underway in all departments of the force to find out
if there is any police officer who lacks morals.
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