Mystery surrounds identity of fake passport-holder

A man who used a false Zimbabwean passport in a garda station in an attempt to gain a stamp to enable him to work without needing a visa will be sentenced next month.

He could face a term of up to 10 years, Tralee Circuit Criminal Court heard. However, his barrister argued that, as a foreign black man, his client would be isolated in Cork jail.

The Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee was told yesterday that the true identity of Adam Shibaba is still not known. He continues to seek naturalisation. The stamp he sought over five years ago — a stamp four — was the penultimate step before naturalisation.