{{Three people were arrested yesterday in Bugesera District in connection with the Monday night robbery at a shop in Nyamata sector.}}
Evariste Habimana, 21, Frederic Ngendahimana, 24 and Philemon Niyomugabo, 21 were apprehended in Rilima sector by community patrols who handed them to Police.
Habimana was a security guard at the shop.
At the time of their arrest, the trio were found in possession of 40 litres of cooking oil and 15 boxes of cigarettes said to have been stolen from the shop.
Police said the suspects, who are currently detained at Nyamata Police station, were apprehended as they were trying to secure buyers of the stolen goods in Rizire trading centre in Rilima.
It is alleged that the trio, at about 2am Monday night broke the door of the shop owned by one…and stole various goods which include cooking oil, boxes of cigarette and money.
The theft was reported at about 4am when a by-passer found the shop open and called the owner, who in-turn informed Police.
The Eastern region Police Spokesperson, Senior Supt. Benoit Nsengiyumva, called upon the business community to always report such incidences in time so that suspects are also apprehended in time.
He commended community patrols and residents for working together to apprehend the suspects and recovery of the goods.
“I want to thank my neighbor who informed me about the theft and all those that helped me to recover my goods. Actually I had hope that I was going to recover them because it’s hard to steal things in Bugesera and you go away with it.
We have a good working relation amongst us and the Police in general, and I believe I will recover even other goods that are still missing,” Bizumuremyi,said.
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