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Two suspected conmen were arrested on Wednesday in Jali Sector, Gasabo District for allegedly defrauding a woman of Rwf100, 000.
Athanase Sibomana, 30, and Francois Ndagijimana, 31, were arrested in Rwankuba Village, Agateko Cell in Jali after the victim reported the fraud, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Marie- Gorette Umutesi, the Police spokesperson for the City of Kigali, said.
CIP Umutesi explained that the victim was tricked to believe that the suspects had supernatural powers to increase her money to Rwf5 million.
“In the process, Sibomana and Ndagijimana fled with the money but law enforcement organs worked together to trace and arrest the two suspects to face justice,” CIP Umutesi said.
CIP Umutesi advised the general public to refrain from “reckless and unlawful shortcuts to prosperity.”
“You should always think twice and question the kind of favour such a person is trying to give you, which he even doesn’t have. The only thing you should be doing when you encounter such a person is to report such individuals,” she advised.
Clause One of article 174 of the law determining offences and penalties in general in Rwanda, defines fraud as deception, obtaining another person’s property, whole or part of his/her finance by use of false names or qualifications, or offering positive promises or threats of future misfortunes.
Clause Two of the same article provides a term of imprisonment of between two and three years, and a fine of not less than Rwf3 million but not more than Rwf5 million, upon conviction.
