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Gakenke: Young man arrested over alleged defilement

By Esther Muhozi
On 4 March 2024 at 01:08

A young man from Gakenke District has been caught red-handed sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl and was immediately arrested.

The girl, a second-grade primary school student, was assaulted at the end of last week when she was coming back from fetching water.

A resident of the area told IGIHE that the incident happened on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

According to the report, the residents of Kamubuga village in Mubuga sector rushed to the scene after hearing the girl’s screams for help in a small forest, finding the young man in the act.

The Executive Secretary of Kamubuga Sector, Duniya Sa’adi, has told IGIHE that the 20-year-old suspect has been apprehended and handed over to Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB).


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