Nkurunziza initially denied he had ordered the police action but a few days later apparently at Radjabu's suggestion the Interior Minister Brigadier General Evariste Ndayishimiye said Nkurunziza had told him the police officer in charge should be rewarded...
The Defence Minister General Evariste Ndayishimiye put it at 20 000 men; an official statement said 35 000; the Interior Minister Simon Nyandwi of the FDD itself said 40 000...