Kenyan Police Eliminate Haiti Gang Leader
The residents then set their bodies on fire. Reports indicate that the gang leader's house was also set on fire.
The feared leader of the Makandal Haitian gang was killed on Wednesday along with his accomplices during a fierce shootout with police in Pétion-Ville, a suburb in the southeast of the Caribbean nation.
A report shared by the Haitian police revealed that the leader of the gang was reportedly killed after residents of the city joined law enforcement in attacking the leader of the gang and his associates.
In what underscored the disturbing situation in the war-torn country, once the gang leader and his gang members were killed, their bodies were dragged through the city streets for several hours.
The residents then set their bodies on fire. Reports indicate that the gang leader’s house was also set on fire.
According to reports, a section of the Haitian population has formed a vigilante group to curb the resurgence of criminals in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
Reports further indicate that police officers from the Haitian security forces have also formed part of the vigilante groups to help deal with the anarchy the gangs have caused.
According to reports, around 15 people have been killed in attacks around Petion-Ville since Wednesday, March 20.
This comes after another leader of the Haitian “Barbeque” gang threatened to go after the owners of hotels harboring old guard politicians.
The latest development comes even as Kenya continues preparations to deploy its police force to Haiti.
On March 1, Kenya signed an agreement with the Haitian government that formalized the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the war-torn Caribbean nation.
The agreement, which was signed by Home Affairs Minister (CS) Kithure Kindiki and Haiti’s Minister of Security at State House in Nairobi, was witnessed by President William Ruto and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who has since resigned.
