{{Two men are being held in connection with the recent grenade attack at Nyabugogo that killed 3 people and injuring over 32 others.}}
The suspects currently held at Kicukiro Police station have been identified as Ntakirutimana Jean de Dieu aka “Rafiki” from Rusizi district and Mugabonake Jean de Dieu from Bugesera district.
The two alleged that the grenades they blew off at Nyabugogo were given to them by one Col. Bizimana Enock aka Matovu a member of the FDLR rebel group currently based in Eastern DRCongo.
The suspects who recently returned from DRCongo jungles, have also been members of FDLR rebel group. They said that Bizimana sent the grenades to them through someone from DRCongo.
ACP Theos Badege the Rwanda national Police spokesperson told media that the two were arrested at the border attempting to cross into DRCongo adding that more other suspects are also in detention.
Ntakirutimana confessed to Police that he indeed blew off the grenade at Nyabugogo.
However, his collegue Mugabonake denied any involvement saying he was arrested by police in Bugesera while he was riding his bicycle and claimed he didn’t know Ntakirutimana until recently when he met him in detention.
According to Police Mugabonake offered accomodation to Ntakirutimana after he had returned from DRCongo.
Ntakirutimana said he left Rwanda when he was 4years and was later recruited into the ranks of FDLR.
Ntakirutimana is married to Mugabonake’s sister.
When Ntakirutimana was preparing to return to Rwanda from DRCongo, he said he was briefed by the FDLR that he would later be sent grenades while in Rwanda.
Thus while in Rwanda at Bugesera, Mugabonake is said to have taken Ntakirutimana around Kigali and other places that would be targeted.
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