{"id":6892,"date":"2025-02-22T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/?p=6892"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:53:08","slug":"28-year-old-man-killed-after-arrest-by-local-officials-and-imbonerakure-in-cankuzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/28-year-old-man-killed-after-arrest-by-local-officials-and-imbonerakure-in-cankuzo\/","title":{"rendered":"28-Year-Old Man Killed After Arrest by Local Officials and Imbonerakure in Cankuzo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Bumba Hill, in Camazi Zone, Gisagara Commune (Cankuzo Province), is in shock following the violent death of NSHIMIRIMANA L\u00e9onard, aged 28.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Originally from Munyinya Hill in Gisuru Commune (Ruyigi Province), he had been living in Bumba for some time. Married and a father of two children, he leaves behind a deeply affected family.<\/p>

\ud83d\udd36 Arrest at His Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

According to consistent local sources, the events date back to February 1, 2025, between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. L\u00e9onard was reportedly arrested at his home by local administrative officials accompanied by members of the Imbonerakure.<\/p>

The administrative officials cited in the case are:<\/p>

\u25cf NDAYIRAGIJE Ferdinand, deputy head of Bumba Hill;
\u25cf\u00a0NAYIGIHUGU Fabien, secretary of the CNDD-FDD party on the hill;
\u25cf\u00a0NZIRUBUSA Samson, head of the CNDD-FDD grassroots council in a sub-hill;
\u25cf\u00a0NDUWAYO Edouard, a veterinary officer working on the hill.<\/p>

The Imbonerakure members mentioned are:<\/p>

\u25cf\u00a0NTAKIMUSUZUMA Casimir, head of the Imbonerakure on the hill;
\u25cf BIZIMANA D\u00e9o, nicknamed Bambara;
\u25cf NKUNZIMANA Athanase, an Imbonerakure leader of the Kumuka sub-hill (agacimbiri).<\/p>

The victim was allegedly accused of stealing 30,000 Tanzanian shillings from Burundian citizens who had recently returned from Tanzania and were reportedly robbed on their way home. According to testimonies collected, L\u00e9onard denied any involvement and stated that he had no knowledge of the theft.<\/p>

\ud83d\udd36\u00a0Violence and Death<\/strong><\/p>

According to the same sources, after his arrest, he was reportedly taken to a forest near the Tanzanian border.<\/p>

There, he is said to have been subjected to severe physical violence, which resulted in his death the same day. His body was allegedly thrown into an abandoned gold mining pit.<\/p>

Three Imbonerakure Detained, Administrative Officials Not Arrested<\/p>

Following public attention surrounding the case, three Imbonerakure \u2014 NTAKIMUSUZUMA Casimir, BIZIMANA D\u00e9o, and NKUNZIMANA Athanase \u2014 were reportedly arrested and are currently being held in detention at the Cankuzo police station.<\/p>

However, the administrative officials named in the testimonies have not, at this stage, been arrested.<\/p>

This situation has sparked strong reactions among the local population. Many residents believe that the investigation should include all individuals mentioned in the case, regardless of their position. They are calling for the administrative officials allegedly involved to also be arrested and detained so that full light can be shed on the tragedy.<\/p>

\ud83d\udd36\u00a0Call for Fair Justice<\/strong><\/p>

The death of NSHIMIRIMANA L\u00e9onard continues to generate deep emotion in the region. Residents are calling for an independent, transparent, and impartial investigation to establish responsibilities fairly and ensure that justice is served.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bumba Hill, in Camazi Zone, Gisagara Commune (Cankuzo Province), is in shock following the violent death of NSHIMIRIMANA L\u00e9onard, aged 28. Originally from Munyinya Hill in Gisuru Commune (Ruyigi Province), he had been living in Bumba for some time. Married and a father of two children, he leaves behind a deeply affected family. \ud83d\udd36 Arrest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[216,210,37,212,211,214,217,209,215,213],"class_list":["post-6892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alerts","category-campgain","tag-bizimana-deo","tag-cankuzo","tag-imbonerakure","tag-nayigihugu-fabien","tag-ndayiragije-ferdinand","tag-nduwayo-edouard","tag-nkunzimana-athanase","tag-nshimirimana-leonard","tag-ntakimusuzuma-casimir","tag-nzirubusa-samson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6892"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6898,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6892\/revisions\/6898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingumurundifreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}