Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Alexis Rugigana, the Police spokesperson for the Northern region, said that Uwihanganye was arrested on Sunday after being reported by local residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt about 6:40pm, Police in Gicumbi responded to a call from residents reporting a man, who was cutting trees in a gazetted forest in Rwamiko, and Uwihanganye was arrested red-handed felling the trees,\u201d CIP Rugigana said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had already cut a number of trees at the time, and we suspect he has been into this illegal practice for a while. In most cases, trees are cut to burn charcoal and selling in communities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
According to CIP Rugigana, residents also pointed at Uwihanganye to have been cutting trees in their forests at night for sale and spends much of his money taking alcohol.<\/p>\n
He thanked the residents for their \u201cenvironmental activism\u201d and urged them to maintain the spirit against any environmental degradation activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cCutting trees is only authorized by local leaders, contrary to that you will be breaking the law and you will be arrested,\u201d CIP Rugigana warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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