An FDLR suspect linked to terrorist acts has accused Northern Province Governor, Aime Bosenibamwe, of supporting groups linked to the militia group plotting to overthrow the Rwandan government.
The Genocidal Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) operates in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
While appearing in court alongside 13 other suspects today in Musanze District, Jonathan Nsengiyumva accused governor Bosenibamwe of clandestinely funding groups that threw grenades across the country.
Reacting to prosecutors’ accusations, Jonathan Nsengiyumva pleaded guilty of having a hand in the formation of a terror group, and revealed how he directly worked with the Governor.
He said that they used chair meetings while driving from Musanze to Kigali in a vehicle that belonged to Alfred Nsengimana- a former executive secretary of Cyuve sector in Musanze District.
Nsengimana had also been arrested over terror crimes, but was later shot dead by a prison warden as he tried to flee.
Without providing credible evidence though, Nsengiyumva told court that the three held three meetings together. He cited one Sadiki Habimana whom they conducted terror operations together, as an eyewitness.
According to the suspect, the trio’s meeting had promised former Cyuve sector executive secretary, Nsengimana, to become a mayor once they killed the serving Musanze district Mayor, Winfrida Mpembyemungu.