The Rwanda National Police, on Tuesday, deported a Congolese national suspected of killing his girlfriend before fleeing to Rwanda. Kamanzi Semarembo, who hails from Masisi region in North Kivu Province, was arrested in October last year at a border post with DR Congo in Rubavu District, as he tried to cross to Rwanda.
The Rwanda National Police, on Tuesday, deported a Congolese national suspected of killing his girlfriend before fleeing to Rwanda.
Kamanzi Semarembo, who hails from Masisi region in North Kivu Province, was arrested in October last year at a border post with DR Congo in Rubavu District, as he tried to cross to Rwanda.
He is wanted back in Kinshasa to answer for the death of his girlfriend only identified as Uwimbabazi Munyarugero, on October 7, last year.
The deportation papers were signed at Grand Barriere, a border post in Rubavu, where Chief Supt. Reverien Rugwizangoga, the Police Commander for the western region, handed over the suspect to the Deputy Commander of Northern Kivu, Col. John Cabuine.
The event to extradite the suspect was also witnessed by the Chief Prosecutor for Rubavu, Vincent Niyonzima, his counterpart of Goma, and the Mayor of Rubavu, Sheikh Hassan Bahame.
Rugwizangoga explained that in October, last year, they received information from their counterparts in Northern Kivu about Kamanzi’s alleged bloody act, and that he was likely to flee to Rwanda.
"He was arrested at Petit Barriere (mini-border post) in Rubavu as he tried to clear at immigration offices on the Rwandan side,” Rugwizangoga said.
"Later, Interpol Kinshasa wrote to Interpol Kigali requesting that Kamanzi be transferred back to DR Congo to face trial, and it is against that background that he has been handed over to authorities in Northern Kivu,” he added.
Col. Cabuine thanked Rwanda National Police for apprehending the suspect and its commitment to fight cross-border crimes.
"Families of the victim have been demanding for justice and this is a big achievement because justice will now be served,” Col. Cabuine said.
Last year, Police intercepted five vehicles that had been stolen from neighbouring countries that were in transit to DR Congo through Rwanda.
Since the beginning of the year, RNP intercepted three cars, including a Range Rover stolen from the UK, which was being taken to DR Congo from Burundi, through Rwanda.
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