Seventy people have been confirmed dead by the United Nations after a notorious Haitian gang attacked Pont-Sondé, a very small village in the central Artibonite region located north-west of the capital Port-au-Prince.
The notorious gang known as the Gran Grif gang has taken control of large parts of Haiti from the United Nations-controlled areas in a deadly Onslaught that began in June.
Prodesq gathered that the deadly gang arrived with automatic rifles and set fire to 45 houses and 34 vehicles before descending on innocent civilians in the village.
The leader of the deadly gang Luckson Elan took responsibility for the massacre, saying it was in retaliation for civilians remaining passive while police and vigilante groups killed his soldiers.
The Gran Grif gang is described as the most violent gang in Haiti by the United Nations, the gang has 100 members and was accused of setting fire to a police station last January.
The United Nations said that over 6000 people have been displaced since the attack began on Thursday and are yet to get the actual number of people who were killed in the deadly attack.
Earlier this year the United Nations with the help of 1000 Kenyan police retook some of the strongholds controlled by the notorious gang but has failed to hold on to them as the gang retook these key areas.
Garry Conille, the Prime Minister of Haiti took to his X account to express his shock, he said “This odious crime against defenseless women, men, and children is not only an attack against victims but against the entire Haitian nation,”.
He however assured the citizens that additional security forces had been dispatched to quell the gang uprising in the region.