{{Police is holding a 45-year old man identified as Vincent Nkende detained at Ruhuha Police Station in Bugesera district after he was arrested with four sacks of factory fertilisers meant for farmers.}}
The fertiliser, UREA type is normally given to farmers by the government to increase their production and according to investigations, the suspect is not among the beneficiaries.
In the night of May 31, community night patrols in Shyara sector sighted Nkende carrying bags on a motorcycle and stopped him.
However, when they asked him what he was carrying and tried to search the bags, he speed-off.
They then informed police which pursued and arrested him in his house in Nyamabuye cell, where the fertilisers were also recovered.
Police handed the fertilisers too Shyara local authority.
The Eastern region Police Spokesperson, Senior Supt. Bénoit Nsengiyumva, warned traders over such acts of tricking, buying and selling fertilisers from beneficiaries, destined to increase their production.
He observed that such an illegal business impacts on the government’s agricultural development initiatives and appealed to the public to shun it
He lauded Nyamabuye residents for ensuring their own safety and fighting such acts that affect their development efforts.
RNP
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