Rwanda National Police (RNP) has handed over a vehicle to a Ugandan businessman, Moses Kananura Ndizeye, after it was intercepted in December last year following Interpol notice.
Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Celestin Twahirwa, said that the posh MarkX vehicle registration number UAN 400C was intercepted at Gatuna border post on December 31 as it crossed into Rwanda, after it was found on the international police log of stolen vehicles.
According to the notice, the vehicle had been stolen from Japan.
“We contacted Japan and Uganda, but after exhaustive investigations and discussion with the former, where it was allegedly stolen, Kananura turned to be rightful owner because he acquired it lawfully especially , and the insurance in Japan had already reimbursed the company where the vehicle was stolen,” said ACP Twahirwa.
He, however, said that Rwanda National Police remains heads up on anything criminal or suspicious adding that “anytime anything stolen or wanted person crosses the border into Rwanda, it will be seized until it is vindicated.”
Kananura, who commended the strictness and professionalism of Rwanda National Police, said that he bought the car in Uganda at US15, 000 dollars.
“I didn’t know that I was driving a stolen vehicle until I reached at Gatuna border on the Rwandan side, as I was trying to clear its entry papers, only to be told that it was on the Interpol notice,” said Kananura.
“But beyond that, I want to thank Rwanda National Police for staying put against cross-border crimes because by verifying anything suspicious, you will make the people safer, recover stolen goods and ensure that the country is not made a criminal hub,” said Kananura.
RNP has in the last three years, intercepted about 20 vehicles stolen in the neighboring countries and beyond, either destined or trying to use Rwanda as a transit route.
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