Five soldiers in Rwanda have been arrested for allegedly raping women in a slum in the capital Kigali. Residents of a slum in the capital reported that the soldiers raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Residents of Nyarutarama told the military prosecution office that the soldiers also beat up male residents and stole from them.
One of the victims said that an armed soldier forced his way into her home and beat up her husband, when she tried intervene the soldier raped her.
Rwanda has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19, but residents have complained about brutality meted out by security officers.
Rwanda has confirmed 84 cases of Covid-19.
