Twelve suspects, among them eight Kenyans, three Rwandese and a Ugandan were Monday sentenced to eight years imprisonment for cyber-related crimes committed in Rwanda. The group had been arrested in October 2019 in Rwanda, by the Rwandan Investigation Bureau (RIB), while trying to hack into the Equity Bank System to steal clients’ money. They were also directed to collectively reimburse Equity Rwanda a sum total of 56,525,439 Rwandan Francs (equivalent to Sh6 million) for expenses related to the crime committed. Officials aware of the proceedings said the Kenyan suspects have been on the radar of police for cyber related crimes within the country involving millions of shillings. In other separate cases, two Kenyan suspects were released from Rwandan jails ater serving time for various crimes.

Source: The Star July 05, 2021 18:00 UTC