{"id":43330,"date":"2021-04-19T06:45:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T06:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/nyabihu-over-60-arrested-for-flouting-covid-19-prevention-directives\/"},"modified":"2021-04-19T06:47:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T06:47:02","slug":"nyabihu-over-60-arrested-for-flouting-covid-19-prevention-directives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nyabihu-over-60-arrested-for-flouting-covid-19-prevention-directives\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyabihu: Over 60 arrested for flouting COVID-19 prevention directives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police and local leaders found the group congregating in a cave located in Gaturo Village, Rega cell of Bigogwe Sector.<\/p>\n

Nyabihu District Police Commander (DPC), Senior Superintendent of Police (SP) Paul Byuma and the executive secretary for Bigogwe Sector, Jean Pierre Gahutu Tebuka led the enforcement of the directives.<\/p>\n

SSP Byuma said the worshippers belong to seven different churches.<\/p>\n

The group was led by one Pastor Claude Samvura from Kanzenze sector in Rubavu District, who is among the arrested violators.<\/p>\n

The majority of them were found either without face mask or wearing them badly.<\/p>\n

The Executive secretary told the violators that conducting such gatherings undermines the government efforts against the pandemic.<\/p>\n

“The country is still registering new Coronavirus infections and people are dying. One of you could be infected and that would be easy to infect all of you,” Tebuka said.<\/p>\n

He warned that local authorities will continue to work with security organs to penalize anyone, who disregards the government prevention guidelines.<\/p>\n

SSP Byuma thanked residents, who report such violations.<\/p>\n

“We received information that there is a big group of people congregating in the cave and that it was not the first time. Police and local leaders went there and found them in a cave under a big rock. Besides holding a prohibited gathering, being in that cave itself was very risky,” the DPC said.<\/p>\n

He appealed to everyone to comply with the directives and go to authorized places of worship instead of putting their lives in danger.<\/p>\n

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