Over 100 alleged members of a youth gang arrested in Tanzania will be arraigned to answer to criminal charges in the city of Dar es Salaam.
The authorities are working towards containing criminal activities carried out by the Panya (Swahili for rat) Road gang.
The gang, which has members aged 14-30, has been in operation since 2016 and is widely known for using machetes to raid homes and carry out robberies.
Jumanne Muliro, the Dar es Salaam regional police commander, said more than 300 police officers have been deployed across the city to arrest suspected gang members.
Last week, police confirmed killing six people in connection with criminal activities in the city.
This was just a few days after the gang reportedly invaded a neighbourhood at night and killed a second-year university student identified as Maria Basso.
An incident of violent robbery involving the gang was also reported last week in the city’s Temeke district.
Source: BBC