Police have arrested around 28 undocumented foreigners in a guesthouse in Bloemfontein belonging to the husband of a female politician.
The Nigerian husband of a prominent politician has been arrested in Bloemfontein after he allegedly housed about 28 undocumented foreign nationals at his guesthouse, while a death certificate of a South African woman was found during the raid.
The arrest, confirmed by Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae on Tuesday, has triggered an extensive police and immigration investigation into the circumstances surrounding the occupants of the property and the official documents that were allegedly found in the suspect's possession.
According to Letsoha-Mathae, police discovered between 28 and 29 people inside the guesthouse, where they had allegedly been staying for about seven days without leaving the premises.
"It's a guesthouse where we had about 28 to 29 people that were arrested because they were hiding in this place," she said.
