Prof. Esiron Munyanziza attached to the National University of Rwanda was found dead in his toilet room and blood stained on his bedroom floor.
The Academician died on Monday 18 June in a surprising manner that has left relatives and residents shocked.
Prof. Munyanziza was a lecturer in the faculty of Agriculture. He had been living with a housemaid only.
On the fateful day, the housemaid found the academician dead in the toilet room and alerted residents.
Micomyiza Jean Baptiste in charge of media at the national University of Rwanda told IGIHE that, the Housemaid noticed that Munyanziza had not left the house for work by ten o’clock in the morning.
That the housemaid knocked on Munyanziza’s bedroom door and there wasn’t any response. He later decided to break the lock and entered only to find blood on the floor and saw the body of the Professor lying in the toilet room. The housemaid later notified residents in the area.
Goretti Mukambanda a niece to the late professor said that her uncle did not have any prior problem that could have resulted in such a sudden death.
Mukambanda was preparing to visit the professor when she learnt of his death.
“I had spoken with uncle Munyanziza on telephone on 17 June about my new baby I had showed to the church. Uncle told me he was pleased with the news and asked me to visit him on Monday. I was preparing to visit him and learnt of his sudden death,” Mukambanda narrated.
Mukambanda further said that Munyanziza had been suffering from a knee complication.
She added that a small five-litre can containing urine-like concoction was found in the housemaids room suspecting it could be a local concoction that could have been used to end his life.
On learning about the death of the academician, Police swiftly sealed off the premises of University staff and began investigations including seizure of the five-litre can containing urine-like concoction.
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