The Ministry of Home Affairs has detained Miss Chidimma Adetshina Universal’s mother in Cape Town, South Africa.
The department’s spokesman Siya Qoza said their investigators, with the assistance of police, poured in on Anabela rungo on Saturday morning, February 15, 2025.
“With the assistance of the South African Police (SAPS), investigators from the Ministry of Home Affairs detained Chidimma Adetshina’s mother, Anabela Rungo, on a Cape Town property this morning,” Qoza said.
“The department withdrew Rungo’s South African document in September 2024, after it had been fraudulent, leaving her ineligible to continue living in South Africa.
“In an obvious bold action, ignoring the legal consequences of its actions, the rune appears to have violated her ‘unwelcome’ identity through a Mozambique passport.
“Investigations are underway to achieve further potential misrepresentation and fraud.”
“In the operation this morning, investigators from the department’s Anti-Corruption and Immigration Services also found that underage children in Adetshina reside in Rungo.
“In her apparently illegal residence in South Africa, the runes will be handed over to SAP as she is also the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Bureau of Priority Crime Investigation.”
Qoza said the Ministry of the Interior is related to social development and the SAPS protection department, which is related to protecting the interests of children of lower age groups.
“The department will provide further updates at the right time.”
Chidimma Adetshina was arrested after being found in a restaurant in Cape Town earlier this week.
Video posted on social media shows her sitting in a restaurant with a group of ladies.
South Africans expressed concern about how Adeshina returned to the country after her South African ID was revoked and her travel documents were seized by the Ministry of the Interior.
The controversy began with the Miss South Africa pageant in Adetshina, when the origin of her name sparked debate about her citizenship among internet users.
The Ministry of Home Affairs investigated and found that Adetshina’s mother was Mozambican National who stole someone’s identity when she applied for a South African ID in 1995. This stolen identity is then used to apply for the South African ID of Adethina.
The result of the investigation was that the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that Adesina’s mother was banned from entering South Africa, while her South African identity and travel documents were revoked for further investigation.
