A motorbike stolen from a resident’s home in Muhanga, Rwanda
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Umuseke
Unknown people forced the windows and door of Védaste Nemeyimana’s home in Muhanga, Rwanda, and took his motorbike, bought for two million Rwandan francs. He says it paid for his children’s school fees. Southern Province police spokesperson Hassan Kamanzi advised him to file a complaint, according to Umuseke.
A resident of Muhanga, in southern Rwanda, Nemeyimana Védaste, had his motorbike stolen overnight from the home he occupies, in Kirebe village, Gifumba cell, Nyamabuye sector. He told Umuseke. Unknown people broke the windows and forced the door before taking the machine.
The victim says he heard no noise. He woke at around 4am to go to work and found the motorbike gone. It had been bought two years ago for 2 million Rwandan francs. He explains that the income from the motorbike paid school fees and fed his family, after the repayment of a bank loan. Nemeyimana went to the police and to the RIB, the Rwanda Investigation Bureau, in Nyamabuye. He was asked to produce a certificate from local authorities describing the theft.
The Southern Province police spokesperson, CIP Hassan Kamanzi, says the complainant was invited to file a complaint and that an investigation began as soon as it was filed. He asserts, however, that the victim facilitated the theft by leaving the keys in the door of the house, together with the motorbike’s. He urges residents to lock doors and vehicles and to remove the keys.
The theft adds to recent legal cases in Rwanda, such as that of an education official and teachers detained for 30 days, on 15 October.
