MAYHEM! 4 Gangsters Saved From Irate Mob By Police In Kirinyaga
Business came to a halt in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County when enraged townspeople attempted to lynch four suspected criminals after they set fire to their vehicle.
The homeowners had attacked the suspects and set fire to their vehicle when police officers arrived on a tip-off in time to spare their lives.
Residents reported that the suspects raided an M-Pesa shop in the central business district and robbed a woman at gunpoint of an unknown sum of money.
The gangsters then rushed into a white car and attempted to flee, but were stopped by a truck carrying bread.
The woman who runs the M-Pesa shop then sounded the alarm, attracting folks from all over town. Sensing danger, the criminals alighted and fled on foot, but were apprehended by passersby.
Police have rescued 4 M-PESA fraudsters in Kerugoya town, Kirinyaga from the hands of angry residents during a mob justice incident.
— City Mirror (@citymirrorKE) February 11, 2025
The mob went ahead to torch their car as police rushed the suspects to hospital for treatment before processing the case. pic.twitter.com/ip8MyYoIWf
The accused’ cry for mercy from the mob in the middle of the afternoon fell on deaf ears.
The enraged mob battered and severely injured the accused, and their appeals for mercy went unheard.
Just as the residents were about to lynch them, cops arrived and saved them.
Four suspected thieves cheated death after a mob descended on them as they tried robbing an M-Pesa shop in Kerugoya town, Kirinyaga County. Police officers rushed them to the hospital for treatment, and they are being treated under police guard. A getaway vehicle believed to be… pic.twitter.com/rV2tsXbqRl
— The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) February 11, 2025
They were transported to a local police station and arrested for questioning.
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Moments later, residents set fire to the suspects’ vehicle and destroyed it. The police’s efforts to keep the mob from burning the car proved futile.
Locals lamented that insecurity was on the rise in the neighborhood and promised to subdue the invading gang.
They accused security forces of failing to protect them and their property, pledging to defend themselves.
“We are going to deal with them ruthlessly, last week they killed a local trader,” residents said.
MAYHEM! 4 Gangsters Saved From Irate Mob By Police In Kirinyaga
