Rwanda State- run online publication, The New Times on Tuesday reported that Rwandan dissident Callixte Nsabimana, aka Sankara, is being held by Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB), awaiting to be arraigned in Court to face criminal charges.
The publication again reported that Sankara, the spokesperson of a new rebel group National Liberation Force (NLF) had been wanted over several offenses committed on Rwandan territory, including the formation of an irregular armed group, complicity in committing terrorist acts, conspiracy, and incitement to commit terrorist acts, abduction, murder, and looting.
However, the publication remained tight-lipped on how Sankara was captured by the security agencies.
But this website in mid April, reported the arrest of Sankara bt Comoros government and how he was handed over to Kigali establishment.
TrumpetNews was reliably informed that Sankara was picked from Prince Said Ibrahim Airport in Comoros by a “special flight” which touched down at 19:00hrs GMT and left at 22:00hrs.
“Aboard the flight was Rwandan army commander Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba who before receiving fugitive Sankara first held talks with Comoros’ President, a source conversant with security in Kigali confided in us,” this website reported.
Sankara had been traversing South African Countries seeking support to dislodge President Paul Kagame’s regime.
But Kigali could neither deny nor confirm to this website the arrest of Sankara.
An official in Kagame’s government confessed that, no security organization would accept to have Sankara in custody until “useful” information is extracted from him especially regarding his allies in the regime.
Conditions
TrumpetNews has again established that after Sankara’s capture, Comoros government contacted Kigali about the development which caused anxiety among top government officials.
“There a rush and excitement as Rwanda wanted him repatriated very soon until officials were asked to agree to certain terms before he could be handed over,” said a source in Kigali.
Our source added that among the conditions Rwanda promised to adhere to in order to gain access to Sankara include; producing him in Courts law as faster as possible and also ensuring that he gains access to legal services and be given a fair hearing.
To ratify its position, the Foreign Affairs Minister Richard Sezibera on Tuesday met with a couple of diplomats in Kigali to further discuss Sankara’s situation while in custody.
Rwanda also promised to grant access to human rights activists both local and international to visit Sankara while in prison.
A source said officials from different embassies in Rwanda have since visited Sankara and held talks with the rebel leader.
However, it remains unknown when his trial will kickoff but officials say that now it has been made public by state owned media outlet, Sankara will soon appear in court.