Police in Nyamasheke district on Thursday recovered about 850 litres of diesel stolen from the China Road and Bridge Corporation, a Chinese company constructing the Nyamasheke-Karongi road.
The District Police Commander, Supt. Jules Rutayisire said two people allegedly connected to the theft are still at large.
Supt. Rutayisire added that the two suspects are not employees of the form, but added that they are investigating to find out if their staff, especially drivers, were involved.
He explained that the fuel and 21 other empty jerricans were recovered in a bush in Kigoya cell of Kanjongo sector where it was hidden, following investigations.
The recovered fuel was handed over to the company management on April 2.
Athanase Bayigaba, head of security of the Chinese firm said the fuel was fetched from vehicles, tractors and other company machines on different interval.
“We actually don’t know the quantity of fuel stolen but we had information that our fuel was being stolen which prompted us to report it to Police,” Bayigaba said.
”We thank Rwanda National Police (RNP) for recovering our fuel and we are certain even those responsible will be apprehended and charged accordingly,” Bayigaba said.
Supt. Rutayisire also thanked area residents who provided information that led to the recovery of the fuel.
He appealed to them to keep up the spirit to fight such criminal acts or anything that might affect their security.
“Everybody should work rather than expecting to survive to the losses of other people,” he noted.
RNP
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