Nairobi Police Boss Anthony Kibuchi said more than 250 suspected Mungiki members were arrested in an overnight swoop in Nairobi and its outskirts September 23, 2010. FILE
NAIROBI
Kenya police said Friday they had arrested more than 250 suspected members of an outlawed gang infamous for beheadings and extortion.
The suspected Mungiki members were arrested in an overnight swoop in the capital Nairobi and its outskirts, Nairobi region police chief Anthony Kibuchi said.
“We had a major security operation where 254 suspected Mungiki members were arrested. They will be charged in court later today,” said Kibuchi.
Once a religious group of dreadlocked youths who embraced traditional rituals, the Mungiki is now accused of operating as a politically linked gang notorious for criminal activities including extortion and murder.
Source: Daily Nation
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