The remains of more than 25,000 victims killed at Cyanika Nyamagabe district during the 1994 Tutsi Genocide have been given a decent burial at a newly built memorial site located near Cyanika catholic church.
Only 6 of the victims are known to have been killed at the area including; Joseph Niyomugabo, a priest at Cyanika catholic church who was killed with his congregation there.
The Minister of Gender and Family Planning Aloysia Inyumba said, “this act of reburial should be a very strong basis to build our value as Rwandans with strength and hope to the brighter future.’’
Dr. jean Pierre Dusingizimana the head of IBUKA said, “it’s sad to see genocide perpetrators like Bucyibaruta, the former prefect of Gikongoro who participated in the killing of these victims, wandering in Europe without apprehension.”
Jean de Dieu Mucyo, the executive secretary of CNLG requested anyone having his victim buried at his home to bring them for burrial at the general memorial sites in order to preserve history for future generations.
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