Chidimma Adetshina’s mother granted R10 000 bail

by Staff Bona

Anabela Rungo, the mother of controversial beauty pageant queen, Chidimma Adetshina, was granted bail with strict conditions during her latest court appearance.

Anabela appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court where Magistrate Sadiqah Guendouz granted her R10 000 bail on the condition that she remains under house arrest and can only leave attend court or consult her legal representative, TimesLIVE reported.
Chidimma’s mother was accused of contravening the Immigration Act and Identification Act. The court had previously heard testimony by an immigration officer who said she failed to respond to correspondence in September 2024, in which she was told that her ID number was being withdrawn and given a chance to object.
She was arrested in Cape Town in February despite her ID being revoked. She was found to have committed fraud to obtain citizenship.

According to The Citizen, Anabela was prohibited from applying for residency permits or engaging with the Nigerian or Mozambican embassies.

The State also brought an application to recuse Sadiqah from the case, after she was accused of bias and having prior knowledge about the case before Anabela’s arrest.

Anabela’s defence argued that there were no grounds for Sadiqah to recuse herself, and gave the State time to find out if another magistrate could preside over the case.

Sadiqah said that there were no grounds for her recusal either.

“This court could easily recuse itself. What has unfortunately become blatantly embarrassing for the State is that it’s going to find everybody discussed it [the matter] in September. It was the thing that was all over, it was not over yet. Those grounds are not enough,” she said.

The case was postponed to May 8 for further investigation.

First published by African Insider

Compiled by Matthew Petersen

Also see: Home Affairs blocks ID of Chidimma Adetshina’s mother