Nigerian National and Cameroon National Charged With 6 Counts of Unlawful Possession

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Dec. 2, 2009

Two men, Prince Kennie Azutory, 30 and Francis Nyiregah Njingoy, 30 were charged with 6 counts of unlawful possession of Cameroon passports when they appeared yesterday in the #5 Magistrate’s Court. Njingoy, a football player and Cameroon national, pled guilty to the charges with an explanation. But Magistrate Albert Hoare entered an equivocal plea of not guilty after Njingoy explained that the passports were for students from Cameroon who wanted student visas to go to the University College of Belize. Njingoy alone was charged with being in Belize without a visitor’s permit.
Immigration Department records disclosed that Njingoy entered Belize on November 8, 2008, via the Phillip Goldson International Airport and he was given a visitor’s permit that expired on March 7, 2009. Njingoy did not get an extension on his permit.
He pled guilty to the charge and Magistrate Hoare fined him $1,000. He ordered Njingoy to pay the fine forthwith and told him that if he defaults on payment he will serve 6 months. Magistrate Hoare also told Njingoy that he would be deported to Cameroon after he has paid the fine or served the time.
Azutory pled not guilty to the 6 counts of unlawful possession of passports. Because Azutory, a Nigerian national and taxi driver has legal immigration status in Belize, he was remanded into custody until Monday, December 7 at which time he will be offered bail.
The incident occurred on November 27. The police searched a house occupied by Azutory and Njingoy and reported that they found 6 Cameroon passports.

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