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.
The money was recovered from the suspects, he added. They had broken into the bank through the rooftop.
“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.
Police later traced his two accomplices, Edouard Ntizirema and Jean Pierre Dusabimana, who had fleed, and took them into custody.
How the robbery was orchestrated
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.
Investigations indicate that Ntizirema and Dusabimana were seen loitering at the bank on Sunday at about 6pm, a day before the alleged robbery.
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.
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.
Ntizirema is a resident of Karambi in Nyamasheke District while Dusabimanahails from Buruhukiro in Nyamagabe.
The suspects were handed over to RIB at Musange station for further investigation.
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.
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.
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