The government has demanded an investigation into the killing of Theogene Turatsinze, a Rwandan who was found dead in Maputo, Mozambique on Monday.

According to a statement received today by The New Times, the High Commission of Rwanda to the Republic of Mozambique condemned in strongest term the murder and expressed sympathies to the family of the deceased.

"The Government of Rwanda has called upon the Government of Mozambique to investigate the case and bring the culprits to book and is committed to follow it up and support the family during this trying time,” reads the statement.

Turatsinze was a prominent businessman in Mozambique and the vice-president of a private catholic university in Maputo.

He reportedly went missing last Friday evening after parting with a delegation of investors who he had dropped off at a hotel. The deceased's car was found parked and intact.

He was the Managing Director of the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) between 2005 -2007.