Police has detained a group of seven men in connection with theft of a cargo truck (Fuso) belonging to Edouard Rutayisire.
Police sources say the driver of the truck Callixte Nsengiyumva, stole the truck from its parking yard at Magerwa and drove it to Muyumbu sector in Rwamagana district where he hid it. He later returned to Kigali to look for a buyer.
Nsengiyumva convinced Samuel Nkongoli, a second hand spare parts dealer in Gatsata to help get technicians to dismantle the truck while Nkongoli would help sell spare parts and get a cut.
A group of mechanics later travelled to Rwamagana to dismantled the truck, loaded the spares and drove back to Kigali. They stopped at Kabuga to celebrate and began quarrelling over who would take the Lions share.
Sensing the likelihood of being arrested, Nkongoli called a Police officer at Gikondo Police station claiming he overheard thieves quarreling over who deserved the lion’s share of the loot.
A Revenue protection department was quickly dispatched to intervene and Nkongoli was asked to lead them to the city on the promise he would not be arrested.
However, the promise wasn’t kept as Police quickly found out that in fact, Nkongoli was part of the scheme from the beginning.
Rutayisire acknowledged Police efforts in arresting the thieves and retrieving the spare parts of his vehicle. “Though they managed to salvage the spare parts, I am overjoyed that the thugs didn’t get away with it,” Rutayisire said.
If convicted, Nsengiyumva and his accomplices are likely to face up to five years behind bars for breach of trust according to the Rwandan Penal code article 424.
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