Summary:
- According to his daughter, Nzasabimana Delephina, she had traveled to Kisoro to meet her father to request school fees, as he had not visited them in Rwanda for some time.
KISORO: Residents of Kamonyi Village, Northern Division in Kisoro Municipality, were on Sunday left in shock following the sudden death of a man in his 40s, identified as Ntirivamunda Elias, after allegedly choking on a piece of meat.
Sources revealed that Ntirivamunda Elias, commonly known as “Akanovera,” is believed to be a resident of Rugarama in Burera District, Rwanda. However, his exact purpose for being in Kisoro remains unclear.
According to his daughter, Nzasabimana Delephina, she had traveled to Kisoro to meet her father to request school fees, as he had not visited them in Rwanda for some time. Upon arriving, she searched for him and eventually found him. She took him to a bar where he bought her meat from one Hamis Bakunda.
Unfortunately, after her father consumed the meal, the meat became lodged in his esophagus, causing him to lose consciousness and die on the spot.
CUE IN DELEPHINA…..ON HER FATHER….RR//
Hamis Bakunda, the owner of the restaurant who served the meat, stated that he served the food while they were seated in the bar owned by a woman named Beatrice. After eating the meal, Ntirivamunda’s condition worsened, and Bakunda was called to assist. When he arrived, he found the man unconscious.
CUE IN HAMIS….ON THE SITUATION…..RR//
Eyewitnesses described Elias as a regular drinker, earning him the nickname “Akanovera” due to his habit of drinking daily without eating.
CUE IN RESIDENTS’…..VOX POP….RR//
The Local Council I (LCI) chairperson, Maniragaba Benon, stated that he was called to the scene but arrived to find a dead body. He could not identify the deceased, as he was not registered in the village books.
Benon criticized local landlords for failing to register their tenants, which, he noted, is creating challenges in the community.
CUE IN……MANIRAGABA BENON…..RR//
By Press time, Police had not yet issued a statement regarding the matter.
