Five suspected male gangsters have been killed in mob violence in separate incidents within Ahero Town in Nyando Sub-County in the last two days.

The clashes started on Friday, April 4, when boda-boda operators regrouped to fight back against the ‘Chude Chude’ gang, after they allegedly attacked and seriously injured one of them.

After a day-long manhunt, three suspects were cornered and reportedly killed by the enraged mob.

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Nyando Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Elijah Maranga confirmed the occurrence during a press briefing on Tuesday.

The ‘Chude Chude’ gang is among the organised groups linked to repeated acts of terror in Ahero and the surrounding neighborhoods.

"The first incident happened whereby a boda boda rider was attacked in the wee hours of Friday morning and sustained serious injuries. Following that incident his colleagues who had some names in mind of suspected criminals who had been terrorizing locals, regrouped and they started hunting for these offenders,” Maranga said.

He added, “They managed to fish out three of the gang members from their homes within Kochogo North Sub-location in Nyando Sub-county and killed them.”

In the second incident, the DCC who also chairs the Sub-County Security and Intelligence Committee said that another suspect perceived to be a member of the same gang was later cornered and murdered by a mob around Ahero Total petrol station.

On Monday another man believed to be the leader of the same chude Chude’ gang was allegedly killed by riders. The victim is said to have killed one of the riders during the incident.

“Upon locating and cornering the gang leader, they subjected him to thorough beating, during which he allegedly killed one of the riders,” Maranga said.

The DCC strongly condemned the attacks, warning that acts of mob justice undermine the rule of law. He stressed that taking the law into one’s own hands is against the law urging community members to allow law enforcers to carry out investigations.

“The DCI are actively investigating the matter to identify the individuals involved in the mob killings because it is against the law to subject a person to mob justice,” Maranga said.

He said security officers have also intensified patrols in the area both in the daytime and at night to help in addressing the escalating cases of mob violence in the area.

Maranga urged members of the public with any useful information to come forward and share it with security agencies to aid in the arrest of the suspects.

He also called on residents to remain calm and allow security officers sufficient time to conduct thorough investigations.