Police in Rusizi district is holding Gatera Egide an Executive Secretary of Giheke sector suspected of conning residents in his area.
Gatera is accused of lying to residents who sold to him their plots of land after he claimed that Government intended to purchase them at lower prices.
The unsuspicious residents sold their various plots of land to Gatera whose offer was portrayed as higher than what he claimed the government would have offered.
The executive secretary conned the residents five years ago.
Gatera is said to have conned the residents while serving as Executive secretary in Bugarama sector before he was transferred to Giheke sector.
He was arrested on April 16 and is currently being held at Kamembe Police station.
The suspect is alleged to have bought the land from Bugarama residents with intention to sell it to CIMERWA cement factory.
Gatera had reliably learnt that beneath the land there were vital rocks required in the processing of cement.
Meanwhile Oscar Nzeyimana the Mayor of Rusizi district confirmed to IGIHE about the arrest of Gatera but said he was not aware of the reasons for Gatera’s arrest.
Residents told IGIHE that Gatera had bought off a large chunk of land covering the entire Kibangira area close to the border with Burundi.
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