"They were disarmed and five Pangas recovered from them. The gang members, who were also in possession of Marijuana, were placed in police cells pending arraignment."
NPS called on members of the public who may have fallen victim to atrocities by the gang to report to Mjambere police station for further police action.
The gang members arrest comes a few days after five thugs captured on CCTV assaulting members of the public in Mombasa’s old town were arrested.
The five were separately arrested in the Kibokoni, Kikowani and Makadara areas of Mombasa town.
The suspected include Noordin Mohamed, Brian Ogutu, Vidich Nzilu, Ahmed Ali and Abdala Mohamed.
Detectives said that the five belong to a recently formed notorious squad known as the ‘Haipingwi’ gang, responsible for the sudden rise of crime in Mombasa’s Old town.
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