A man identified as Eric Mugabarigira, who served as a Kari village leader in Nyabihu District has been found dead with his genitals mutilated.
The incident occurred in Nyarutembe Cell, Rugera Sector in the Nyabihu District.
The news of his death became known on the morning of Tuesday, March 19, 2024, when his body was found with his genitals mutilated.
Sources indicate that the last time the man was seen was on Monday, March 18. He and another man, who was a friend, left his residence to go drinking in one of the bars in the Shyira Sector.
Since then, he was found dead, and it is suspected that he was murdered because his body had injuries.
Ndandu Marcel, the Executive Secretary of the Shyira Sector, confirmed this information and stated that three people, who were last seen with the deceased, have been arrested.
He said, “The body was discovered by a local resident walking in the morning in the Mukaka Village, Mpinga Cell, Shyira Sector.
As soon as it became known, three people, including the one who had come from their home sector with the deceased, the bar owner where they had been drinking, and another person they were drinking with, were immediately arrested, especially since they were the last ones seen with him alive.”
He urged residents that even if they have conflicts, the best way to resolve them is to approach the authorities.
Mugabarigira’s body was immediately taken to Shyira Hospital for postmortem pending further investigations.
