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Police in Muhanga District have recovered nine one-laptop per child computers and seven pairs of sportswear, which are part of an assorted electronics and other scholastic materials stolen from Bwirika Primary School on Monday.
Thieves broke into the school computer laboratory and other offices and stole eleven computer laptops, a printer, four speakers and five mobile handsets.
Others include boxes of pens, 45 pairs of sportswear and balls.
Police spokesperson for the Southern Province, Inspector of Police (IP) Emmanuel Kayigi said that nine laptops were recovered from seven suspects, who have also been arrested.
“After thorough investigations, and subsequent information from the public on people they suspect to be behind the robbery, in the night of September 13, and operation was conducted Nyamabuye and Shogwe sectors, where the seven suspects were arrested with some of the stolen items,” IP Kayigi said.
He identified the suspects as Potien Munani, who was caught with seven pairs of sportswear; Hassan Nyandwi, who was caught with five laptops; Egide Bizimana, Epiphanie Mukandamage, Viateur Nyandwi and Alphonse Gahamanyi, who were caught with one laptop, each.
“We also arrested one Emmanuel Nyandwi, who is suspected to be the brain behind the break-in. All the suspects are currently detained at Nyamabuye Police station as investigations to recover other missing items and arrest anyone connected to this robbery, continues,” Kayigi said.
“These computers and other scholastic materials are meant to facilitate Rwandan children develop their knowledge and skills, and to be competent future adults. We appeal to anyone with information to facilitate investigations, to come forward to ensure that everyone connected to this theft is brought to justice, and other still missing items recovered.”
