The money was stolen on Monday, March 28, from one Pierre Ndayishimiye, a resident of Gitega Sector, Nyarugenge District.
The Southern Region Police spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Theobald Kanamugire said that the money was recovered from two suspects thieves identified as Lambert Niyonkuru, 23 and Jean Claude Ntirenganya, 23, who were located and apprehended in a guest house located in Mukindi Village, Kibinja Cell, Busasamana Sector.
“Niyonkuru was Ndayishimiye’s close friend and had managed to acquire his mobile money account PIN.
On Monday as they were together in Maji Village, Kora Cell, Gitega Sector in Nyarugenge District, Niyonkuru borrowed a mobile phone from Ndayishimiye, apparently to make a call. He instead wired Rwf700,000 to Ntirenganya’s mobile account,” SP Kanamugire explained.
The victim did not know that he had been robbed until the following day and Niyonkuru was nowhere to be seen.
“Suspecting that Niyonkuru was connected to the theft, Ntirenganya headed to Nyanza District, where the suspect hails from but he was not at home and he decided to report to the Police in Nyanza.
Police located are arrested Lambert Niyonkuru and Jean Claude Ntirenganya in a guest house in Mukindi village with only with Rwf370,000. They had already spent the rest,” SP Kanamugire added.
The suspects were handed over to Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) at Busasamana station for further legal process.
Article 166 of the law determining offenses and penalties in general provides that any person convicted for theft is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than two years and a fine of not less than Rwf1 million and not more than Rwf2 million, community service in a period of six months or only one of these penalties.
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