{{Police has arresyed a suspect Telesphore Twahirwa, 32, from Nyanza district for forginging Rwandan currency.}}
He is being held at Busasamana Police station. He was found with seven extra currency notes in denominations of Frw5000 after buying grocceries.
He paid for chicken he bought on the street as he drove to Nyanza town. He issued one of the fake notes. After speeding off, the street marchant disvovered he had been conned with a fake note.
He hired a motorcycle and chased Twahirwa until he caught him along the way and called Police.
His colleague Emanuel God, whom Twahirwa is shifting all the blames to, ran away before he was arrested.
The Police Spokesperson for Southern region, Chief Superintendent Hubert Gashagaza, said the crime is very serious and could be handed jail term of more than two years and a fine.
RNP
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