Douala: gendarmes dismantle a gang of five

Elements of the National Gendarmerie from the Douala 2 brigade have intercepted and arrested five men of the underworld suspected to be one of the gangs instilling fear through underground operations in the town.

The group was dismantled on Saturday 27th August 2016 thanks to a mission led by the commanding officer and some elements of the Rapid Intervention Battalion, BIR.

Reports indicate that the notorious gang was uncovered at a club at the Akwa neigbourhood feasting after one its fruitful missions.

Accordingly, their location was disclosed to the forces of law and order by a young girl believed to be one of the many victims of these wrongdoers. The girl immediately alerted the gendarmerie unit after discovering a clandestine transport car used by the five for their operations.

With this information at hand, elements of the Mobile Intervention Unit (GMI) in Douala 2 were immadiately deployed leading to the subsequent arrest of the suspects.

The five suspects are presently behind bars at the Littoral Judicail Police Unit.