Rwandan Top Military Officer Arrested for Coup Attempt
Rwandan Top Military Officer Arrested for Coup Attempt
Top Rwandan Military Officer Arrested for Plotting Coup
Sources in Rwanda tell AfroAmerica Network that another top Rwandan military officer was arrested in Kigali today. The military officer, Lt Colonel Steven Ngabo Rugigana is the brother of General Kayumba Nyamwasa. General Kayumba Nyamwasa was a victim of an assassination attempt on June 19, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa where he has sought exile (see our article here ).
The South African Government pointed a finger to intelligence operatives from Rwanda as responsible for the failed assassination. This led to a strain in the two governments relations; The South African Government eventually recalled its Ambassador to Rwanda (see our article here and here).
Lt . Colonel Steven Ngabo Rugigana Ngabo was, until his arrest, the Commander of the Engineering Regiment associated with National Demining Office (NDO). Before that, he was the commander of the nineteenth battalion of the Rwandan Defense Forces, which deployed in Darfur towards the end of 2008 and served as the overall Rwandan Contingent Commander in Sudan.
The arrest may yet be another sign of the divisions within the minority Tutsi ethnic group ruling Rwanda.
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Friday, August 20, 2010