Rwanda National police has accused their Ugandan counterparts, Uganda's Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) of abducting two Rwandan nationals, Samvura Pierre, 47, and Habiyaremye Eric, 25.
According to the Rwandan police, the two are residents of Gahamba village, Tabagwe cell, Tabagwe sector, Nyagatare district, the same area at the border where the recent incident involving shooting of Rwandan and Ugandan Nationals who lost their lives, took place.
The duo was allegedly abducted on Sunday afternoon at Gasheke, 1.5km inside Uganda where they had gone to attend a baptism ceremony of the son of their friend Muhwezi Silver.
Rwanda police says Samvura and Habiyaremye had earlier been urged by their friends not to cross to Uganda because they feared they would be putting their lives in danger. However, they ignored the warning, insisting that they needed to honor Muhwezi's invitation.
Uganda’s security forces remain tight lipped about the incident. This afternoon, a group of dignitaries landed in Kabale and went straight to Katuna border to witness of the body of a Rwandan National John Baptista who was shot by Rwandan police while trying to cross the border with merchandize on a boda boda.
Rwanda has since claimed they shot a smuggler and one of the people armed with machetes that had come to save him from Rwandan police during arrest.
