Chidimma Adetshina’s ID revoked

 

It seems like Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, might not be able to return to South Africa after she and her mother failed to make representations on why they should keep their South African Identity Documents (IDs).

Adetshina and her mother, Anabela Rungo, have been embroiled in an alleged identity fraud scandal after South Africans questioned the model’s heritage and identity during her bid to become Miss South Africa.

The public outcry led to an investigation by Home Affairs and the Hawks, which forced the model’s withdrawal from the pageant, citing concerns for her family’s safety as reason for the move.

Months after the move and concerns over silence on the matter, the home affairs leadership finally shed light on developments in Parliament today.

The department’s Director General, Tommy Makhode, revealed that they have decided to cancel the pairs’ IDs and travel documents.

The department also informed Parliament’s portfolio committee on home affairs that the matter is now with the Hawks, who could push for the two to be charged for fraud.

Makhode also revealed that officials visited a house registered under Adetshina to track her mother down, but they found no one there.

It remains a mystery though as to how Adetshina’s mother was able to leave the country to Nigeria last month to support her daughter at Miss Universe Nigeria pageant while under investigation.

“We couldn’t find a trace of the passport that she has been using to come to South Africa from Mozambique on the movement to Nigeria,” the acting Deputy Director-General for immigration, Albert Matsaung, told MPs.

This comes just days ahead of Adetshina’s participation in the Miss Universe finale, which will be held in Mexico City on the 17th of next month, where she will be representing Nigeria.

Chidinma Venessa is having a great time in Los Angeles United States 🇺🇸, before departing to Mexico to Compete at Miss Universe.

Her Xenophobic South African haters are still poor, miserable, and unknown pic.twitter.com/F8ghAqTgJL

— AbelTv (@AbelTv001) October 27, 2024

Miss Universe South Africa Mia Le Roux is also getting ready to show what the country is made off when she takes to the stage for the most coveted title, where contestants from around the globe will be hoping to win the crown.

“I’m proud and honoured to be the first deaf contestant in Miss Universe.”

Mia, our South African Miss Universe, is off to represent the country looking so amazingly stunning. South Africa is proud!!!🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/u39tmvcoZ0

— Truthsa@SA❤️ (@truthsalovesa) October 27, 2024

Social media users are meanwhile also having their say on the new development on Adetshina.

All institutions that have ever conferred Chidimma with any certificates must revoke them, including that bogus marriage certificate.

Her (former?) husband must be deported pic.twitter.com/th8143W5Zw

— Brandon (@Umalumewabantu) October 29, 2024

Good! Chidimma should’ve sorted all this before it goes this far if she was really innocent on this matter

— Ⓜ⍶∩ⓓⓎ Ndlela KaMaMlobeli Camera🎥 Lady (@Fit_Mandisa) October 29, 2024

😂😂😂Boyzen stop lying, You are entitled to citizenship if at-least one of your parents are South African or if you are adopted by a South African, and in chidimma’s case it’s non of the above. And being born in SA doesn’t mean you are automatically a citizen.

— Tumi🇿🇦 (@Keitumetse1998) October 29, 2024

Exactly. But things came out about her mom too. The drug trafficking stories. She never met with the authorities and she knows why. She quickly ran to Nigerian. Chidimma is complicit. Her life in Sa starts getting documented when she’s in high school in CT. Before then, nothing

— SussexOf🇿🇦 (@Twiggli) October 29, 2024

Chidimma Adetshina and your mother this thing of galavanting with stolen South African documents has came to an end🤞
Your Tinubu government better prepare you documents to avoid any disappointments for Miss Universe pic.twitter.com/lAXU9bh81A

— 🇿🇦🇫🇷🇺🇸Ⓜ⍶∩ⓓⓎ Ndlela KaMaMlobeli Camera🎥 Lady (@Fit_Mandisa) October 29, 2024

We are going to close all the taps for Chidimma Adetshina https://t.co/zEIsBzshux

— Baddie From The Central 🦋 (@Victori98500419) October 29, 2024

Black South africlowns are still stuck with chidinma 😂😂 after how many months?? she doesn’t need s.a passport anymore
1.She has a Nigerian passport now unlike before
2. You all going to see her on your tv screens in Mexico
3. As miss Nigeria she can get any passport in d 🌎 pic.twitter.com/POZ91OQe9h

— Heaven Heaven (@Emmanue97671521) October 29, 2024