Mombasa County has been rocked with tension after police officers managed to neutralize two suspected gangsters in Mishomoroni.
In the fracas, three other suspected gangsters were lynched by irate members of the public.
Kisauni Police boss Julius Kiragu has noted the mushrooming gang activity that has resulted in the arrest of at least 25 suspected gang members.
The deadly Mombasa gangs have wreaked havoc in the surrounding sprawling suburbs, with the emergence of a new gang named 86 Batallion being the latest.
Tension in Junda Mishomoroni Mombasa as police gun down two Wakali Kwanza suspects while 3 others killed by mob pic.twitter.com/wfW75neMOo
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They are normally comprised of young men armed with crude weapons and machetes, who kill their targets with the slightest of provocation.
The gangs have also increased their activity in Likoni and Kisauni constituencies, often extorting residents and traders.
Failure to comply with their demands results in life-threatening bodily harm or fatalities.