NYAGATARE-Nyagatare Intermediate Court on Tuesday sentenced three former officials of Gakenke District to three-year jail terms over forgery.

The trio are former district notary, Prudence Nsanzumuhire, former president of Gakenke Sector Advisory Council, Jean De Dieu Dukuzumuremyi, and his wife Emerthe Mukeshimana and Emmanuel Senzira, formerly in charge of Good Governance at the district.

According to prosecution, the suspects, along with three other accomplices still at large, used their powers as leaders to falsify support documents that enabled, Jean Baptiste Nshmiyimana, to grab a house belonging to his ex-wife.

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