Nyakabiga residents say criminals who beat up a young man yesterday night are members of the youth wing of the ruling CNDD-FDD (Imbonerakure). The representative of Imbonerakure in Nyakabiga neighborhood assures that these criminals will be seriously punished.
9th Avenue of Nyakabiga Q3, where the attack took place
Jean Berchmans Nduwayo was seriously beaten up yesterday night in Nyakabiga zone in the center of Bujumbura city. He says he was going home with his friend around 2:00 am when two people, one in military uniform and the other in civilian clothes apprehended them on 9th Avenue Nyakabiga Q3. One of the criminals even threatened them with death, according to Nduwayo.
“They hit me with cudgels. They beat me on the head and legs. I was saved by Nyakabiga inhabitants, “says Nduwayo.
He is currently detained at Nyakabiga police station. The victim says he needs medical treatment.
“In the middle of the night we heard a voice from someone screaming for help. We all came out of the houses and saw people running behind a person, “said a resident of Nyakabiga. He says they were able to catch one of the criminals.
An old woman from Nyakabiga demands that security be strengthened in this zone. For her, these young people who commit crimes calling themselves members of the youth league of the ruling party should be punished.
Arnaud Nsabiyumva, the representative of the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD in Nyakabiga says Imbonerakure have the virtues of respect. No Imbonerakure is allowed to commit violence. “To tell you that these wrongdoers are not Imbonerakure,” says Nsabiyumva. For him, some people who call themselves Imbonerakure to commit crimes will be seriously punished. “Fortunately, one of them was caught. We are going to fight this band that is spreading terror saying they are Imbonerakure, “says Nsabiyumva.
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