A POPULAR Rwandan rapper known as Jay Polly died in custody early Thursday, officials and media reports said, the second detained musician to die in mysterious circumstances in less than two years.
Polly, whose real name was Joshua Tuyishime, was being held on drugs charges and had found out on Wednesday that he was due to stand trial in December — eight months after his arrest.
Rwanda’s Correctional Service said Tuyishime and two of his friends had consumed a mixture of aftershave alcohol, water and sugar, and that an investigation had been launched into his death.
The 33-year-old was first taken to the prison hospital on Wednesday evening for treatment and then transferred to Kigali’s Muhima Hospital when it became clear he was still ill, it said in a statement.
Muhima hospital director Pascal Nkubito told AFP he was brought in at about 3 am (0100 GMT).
“He was in
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