A crudely armed gang executed a series of criminal activities in Marakusi sub location, Lugari Sub County, leaving scores of area residents with injuries of various magnitude on Thursday and Friday night.
According to villagers and victims who spoke to West Media , three armed men attacked the family of Mr. Derick Magui at Mugumu village where it inflicted serious injuries all over his body and the wife.
“Three men entered my house at about midnight after violently breaking the back door to my main house where they beat me and my wife, Vivian Khavakali, using a club,” said Magui who alleged the gang failed to rape the wife after he clobbered one of them using a blunt object.
The gang then ambushed Mr Sammy Otanga’s homestead at Malaika in the same sub location where it assaulted him and again attempted tobrape the wife and his sister.
“The gang managed to rob us of our three cell phones and cash of Kshs. 1,650 before it disappeared,” reported Otanga.
According to Lugari Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD), Bernard Macharia the gang numbering to six men attacked Mrs Phelistus Mutila’s homestead at Stand Kisa village in the same area where it assaulted the woman and her daughters.
“It attacked Mrs Mutila and the daughters at about 2.30am where it inflicted three deep cuts on the woman’s face and head before tying her on the bed using a rope,” said Macharia, adding the criminals then proceeded to a room where the woman’s daughter sleep.
According to the police boss, Mrs. Mutila managed to untie herself, jumped through the window and raised the alarm which attracted neighbours, thus saving her girls
from being raped by the ravenous gang.
Good Samaritans rushed all the victims to Lumakanda County Hospital.
Kakamega County government Chief of Staff, Mr. Nabii Nabwera condemned the incident and at the same time asked security agents in the county to beef up security at Marakusi village which has witnessed a spate of criminal activities in the last three consecutive weeks.
“We cannot just sit back and watch this state of lawlessness go on, it high time security officers led by the county commissioner stopped engaging in politics by following politicians everywhere and ensured there is maximum security with the county,” said Nabii.