68 arrested for flouting COVID-19 directives igihe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from igihe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Worshippers found congregated in the house of Velonique Nyiramazimwe
Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Wednesday April 14, caught 68 people in two separate homes in Rutsiro and Ngororero districts holding gatherings, which are prohibited under the national directives to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
At least 40 people were found congregating in the house of one Velonique Nyiramazimwe, 55, located in Bitare Village, Kabujenje Cell of Kivumu Sector, Rutsiro District.
The worshippers include 30 people, who came from Rubavu District and 10 from Rutsiro District.
The believers, it is said, came from different churches in Rubavu and Rutsiro districts and gathered in the house of Nyiramazimwe to pray for one of their members whom they alleged was possessed by evil spirits.