Ongoing Home Affairs investigation finds Prima Facie Indications of fraud committed by Chidimma Adetshina’s mother
7 August 2024
The Department of Home Affairs herewith provides an update on the ongoing investigation into the citizenship of Chidimma Adetshina, a contestant in the upcoming Miss SA event.
The reason for the ongoing nature of the investigation is that its scope has broadened since the original request received from the organisers of Miss SA, based on the information uncovered by Home Affairs investigators thus far.
The Department nonetheless provides this public update based on the official request received from Miss SA, as well as the consent provided by both the contestant and her mother. We will provide a final update once the investigation is concluded.
On Monday, 05 August 2024, the organisers of the event sent the Department a request to verify the citizenship of a contestant, Chidimma Adetshina. This request was accompanied by written consent from both Adetshina and her mother.