Calls for joint efforts to tackle criminal gangs in African cities

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji, Nigerian DPP Malami Abubakar and Zanzibar DPP Salma Hassan in Kisauni, Mombasa County, during a visit to Sisters for Justice, an organisation that helps the community access justice and reform the youth. [File, Standard]

Experts in the criminal justice system have cited Mombasa city as a hotbed of criminal gangs despite a drop in cases of terror-related violence.

The experts, however, said the insecurity in the port city was not unique, given that most African cities were also battling terrorism, extremism and other criminal gangs.