Rwanda police is a role model in the region, said a Tanzanian traveler yesterday after getting his lost money back from a Police Constable PC Willy Bizimana.
Bizimana who works at Kigali International Airport picked and returned a wallet containing US$19,700 to the rightful owner Juma Rajab Faraji, a Tanzanian traveler.
Smiling Faraji talking to journalists, said: “I realized that I did not have my wallet when I needed to get local currency to pay the tax verture.
“I thoroughly searched my luggage and it shocked me that I left my wallet on top of the trolleys at the airport,” Faraji said.
He added: “I honestly didn’t expect to get the money but I went back to try my luck. Talking to the receptionist at the airport that, I had lost money, she gave me hope and sent me to the police desk” he said.
“After a number of queries, police realized that the name on the police clearance in the bag corresponds with the names on my passport” He elaborated.
The jovial traveler said Rwanda is first country where he has lost anything and recovered it: “Rwanda is a role model for other African countries; I was on a business trip and was planning to open a bank account for business transactions” the lucky Faraji concluded.
“Ensuring Security at the airport is my responsibility, I had to open the luggage and verify what it contains while patrolling around the parking area close to the trolley bay” Bizimana clarified.
Superintendent Theos Badege, Police spokesperson acknowledges the exemplary integrity shown by police constable Bizimana for the good act. “We encourage others to keep up the integrity and transparency,” he said.
In our story published on 15th this month, we reported about a police constable Frank Bizimungu who was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and decorated with a police exemplary medal by President Paul Kagame, after his selfless act of picking and reporting a bag containing US$ 40,000 (Frw 24 million) two months ago.
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