Once again, Massillon Jean expressed his dismay at the security situation in the commune of Kenscoff. In an interview given to the program Panel Magik on Sunday, August 17, he urged state authorities to act in order to curb the gangs. “It has been six months and 21 days since the bandits burst into the commune, ransacked the peasants’ crops, killed peasants, destroyed and burned their houses, stolen their livestock. Despite letters addressed to the highest state authorities asking them to support the soldiers of the FAd’H, the PNH agents of the Brigade for the Security of Protected Areas (BSAP) so that they could find the necessary means to respond to the gangs’ actions, the situation has worsened more each day,” he complained.

“It is imperative to act quickly: Kenscoff must not fall. The strategic site known as Téléco must receive special attention. Security there is insufficient and must be reinforced to protect this space and, more broadly, the strategic areas of the commune. Currently, only ten police officers are deployed at this vast site, which makes total control of the area impossible. Several attacks have already taken place there—about four to five. During the two most recent, two Kenyan armored vehicles and a police armored vehicle were set on fire, and two police officers lost their lives,” he detailed.