Superintendent of Police (SP) Theobald Kanamugire, the Police spokesperson for the Southern region, named the arrested suspected robbers as Sylvestre Nteziryayo, 24, Edouard Ntizirema, 32 and Jean Pierre Dusabimana, 30.<\/p>\n
The money was recovered from the suspects, he added. They had broken into the bank through the rooftop.<\/p>\n
“On Monday at about 10:30am, security guards at Musange called the Police reporting that they had apprehended a man (Sylvestre Nteziryayo), who was sneaking out of the bank through the roof and was trying to jump over the fence to flee with a sack containing money amounting to Frw5,566,600, two computer laptops and their accessories, which he was stealing from the bank,” said SP Kanamugire.<\/p>\n
Police later traced his two accomplices, Edouard Ntizirema and Jean Pierre Dusabimana, who had fleed, and took them into custody.<\/p>\n
How the robbery was orchestrated<\/p>\n
Nteziryayo, who hails from Nyagatare District but lives in Gisozi Sector, Gasabo District, was allegedly called by Ntizirema and Dusabimana on Friday, April 15, for a “job” in Nyamagabe. He traveled and joined them that very day on Friday.<\/p>\n
Investigations indicate that Ntizirema and Dusabimana were seen loitering at the bank on Sunday at about 6pm, a day before the alleged robbery.<\/p>\n
At about 9am on Monday, Ntizirema and Dusabimana, who were now in company of Nteziryayo, came back and asked the security guard if the bank branch has an ATM machine.<\/p>\n
Nteziryayo was to be arrested later that morning at about 10:30am as he was sneaking out of the bank with the money, laptops and their accessories concealed in a sack, before his two accomplices were also located and taken into custody.<\/p>\n
Ntizirema is a resident of Karambi in Nyamasheke District while Dusabimanahails from Buruhukiro in Nyamagabe.<\/p>\n
The suspects were handed over to RIB at Musange station for further investigation.<\/p>\n
Article 166 of law determining offences and penalties in general states that; any person convicted of theft is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) year and not more than two (2) years and a fine of not less than Rwf1 million and not more than Rwf2 million, community service in a period of six (6) months or only one of these penalties.<\/p>\n
In article 167, the penalty for theft doubles if the offender committed the crime through burglary, climbing or possession of keys other than the owner; the theft is carried out during the night or by more than one (1) person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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