A 17-year-old has been arrested following a night of terror on Kisauni residents that left many counting losses.
The gang on Tuesday night ambushed business people in Kisauni, destroyed houses and businesses and stole property worth millions.
According to residents, the gang comprised young people who are well-known in the area having terrorised locals for a long period.
The residents now want the govt and area police to take action after a woman was left nursing injuries at the hospital after she was tortured during the raids.
The gang allegedly assaulted her before pouring kerosene all over her body.
“ I was woken up by people with knives. They asked for money from my shop as they threatened to take my child if I failed to,” the victim narrated.
“They got inside my shop and took kerosene and poured it all over me. They also poured it around the house intending to burn me in it.”
Describing the incident in detail, the woman further added that the knife-wielding gang assaulted her after she started screaming for help.
Acting on their threats, one of the thugs lit the couch on fire which spread to the neighbouring houses.
“All the money from my daily hard work, and my mobile money operations was burnt during the fire. I’m counting losses in millions,” the victim’s husband stated.
Kisauni residents are now calling on the government to intervene and tame the gang, as the incidents have become all too common.
“We can’t report them because if we do they mark you and follow you with threats. We are really worried, the police need to put a stop to this,” one resident noted.
