Gardaí deport man with 19 convictions for sex offences, imprisonment and theft back to Congo

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and with the assistance of Department of Justice successfully executed a Deportation Order of Chico Makamda to Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday.

“Given Chico Makamda’s criminal background this deportation was a priority operation for GNIB,” a garda spokesperson said.

Mr Makamda has 19 recorded previous convictions in the state for numerous sexual offences, false imprisonment and theft.

Mr Makamda was serving a custodial sentence in the Midlands Prison for failing to notify a change in details in contravention of the Sex Offenders Act 2001.

This is the first removal by An Garda Síochána to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It comes after a significant amount of engagement between officials from Democratic Republic of Congo and GNIB, which facilitated obtaining…