{"id":51892,"date":"2024-11-13T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T12:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rdf-condoles-with-grieving-families-after-soldiers-alleged-shooting-of-five\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:13:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T10:13:36","slug":"rdf-condoles-with-grieving-families-after-soldiers-alleged-shooting-of-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rdf-condoles-with-grieving-families-after-soldiers-alleged-shooting-of-five\/","title":{"rendered":"RDF condoles with grieving families after soldier\u2019s alleged shooting of five civilians in Nyamasheke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement released on Wednesday, November 13, the RDF said, \u201cRwanda Defence Force deeply regrets the tragic incident that occurred in a bar in Rusharara Cell, Karambi Sector of Nyamasheke District, where Sgt Minani Gervais (39 years), allegedly fatally shot five civilians in the early morning hours of 13 November 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that after the soldier ordered a drink, he attempted to pay the bar owner via Mobile Money. However, the owner refused, insisting on cash payment. <\/p>\n<p>Following an argument reportedly involving many local residents, Sgt. Minani was permitted to go to the military camp to bring cash. He returned in his military uniform, carrying a gun, and allegedly opened fire on the people present.<\/p>\n<p>The RDF also confirmed that the suspect has been arrested and assured the public of necessary legal action against him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-76994\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/t-23.jpg\" alt=\"RDF has condoled with grieving families after soldier\u2019s alleged shooting of five civilians in Nyamasheke.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has announced that a soldier identified as Sgt Minani Gervais has allegedly shot dead five civilians in Nyamasheke District, Western Province and expressed condolences to bereaved families and victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000076992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000076992,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton43574.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton43574.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton43574.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton43574.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton43574.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton43574.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000076992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51892"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51892"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}