
“We have disbanded and arrested all Ikok gang members”, Ageca said in a text without providing details of people behind bars. Even in the majority of communities free from criminal leadership, this guide will supply sometimes neglected or overlooked information that can be real. The East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman, Oscar Ageca says that they have arrested more than 50 members of Ikok in Kumi following several complaints by the residents. He explains that the group breaks into the premises where they beat and rob customers, forcing him to close early.Īgelun says that his business premises have been attacked more than four times.įelix Akol, the LCI of Bazaar Ward in Kumi Municipality says that the gang started operations in 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The business services include but are not limited to criminal background screening, assisting individuals, employers and. They are well-known in Kumi town for chewing marijuana and smoking opium in the open- even the local leaders and the Police know them”, he said.Īccording to Rajab, the group first robbed him of all the money he had in his pocket before hitting him with sticks, machetes, and stones.Įmma Agelun, the Director of Ryans Inn Guest House and Bar says the gang has affected his business operations. specializes in background screening services. “Some of these young men are rejects from their families.

Rajab says he met the group of about 40 young men, some of whom he recognized as drug addicts in Kumi town. Abdurrahman Rajab, another victim and a mechanic in Kumi Municipality says he was waylaid on his way back home last month.
