{{The Military court in Nyamasheke has this morning sentenced five soldiers in the case of murder of Ngayaboshya Fulgence formerly in the reserve forces.}}
Ngayaboshya Fulgence was stabbed with a knife in the night of December 25 2013.
Private Niyonsaba Olivier was found guilty of murdering the reservist soldier after the two met at a bar on Christmas night 2013 and killed his victim by stabbing.
Niyonsaba and his co-accused first beat Ngayaboshya and later Niyonsaba stabbed him to death.
Niyonsaba has been sentenced to 14years in prison while his accomplices Private Munyaneza Kevin, Private Kungori Assoumani and Private Dukuzumuremyi Dan were sentenced to seven months in Jail.
However, Private Rutayisire Emmanuel another accomplice was found not guilty for not providing timely information on the incidence that resulted in the murder of Ngayaboshya. Thus court ruled that Private Rutayisire be set free.
The deceased Ngayaboshya Fulgence was a RDF reservist and before his death was in charge of security at Kanjongo Sector.
On Christmas night at about 2AM of 2013, Ngayaboshya arrived at a Bar at Tyazo trading centre and urged the bar owner to close the bar because it was too late. However, the five soldiers dressed in civilian attire were enjoying their drinks.
Ngayaboshya walked away after ordering the closure of the bar but later way laid the five soldiers as they returned home. They later argued and this ended into a deadly brawl.
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