Police Officers Killed Three Gang Members in Haiti

The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) source: (Getty Images)

Mavhungunekuvule Mungomeni

On Monday, March 18^th, the gang member targeted the Haiti Central Bank which resulted in the police killing of three criminals while protecting the Bank of the Republic of Haiti sits in the business district of Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

According to Clarens Siffroy, amidst the chaos and violence gripping the business district of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) stands as one of the few key institutions still operating in the business district of the capital, which has been overrun by armed groups for the past three weeks. where hundreds of hospitals have closed due to chaos and violence around the Haiti capital Port-au-Prince. Haiti has been rocked by a surge in gang violence since late February when an armed group raided a prison, releasing thousands of inmates as they demanded Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation. In a statement on Twitter “X”, BRH said, that following an incident near the site on Rue Pavee, the security force and the bank’s security teams acted with professionalism and efficiency. It was deeply grateful to officers and the state police for their vigilance.”

The BBC News reported that “the police have been trying to recapture area of Port-au-Prince held by notorious gang leader Jimmy Cherizier Barbecue. The power struggle has led to an uptick in violence including gunfights on the streets of Haiti a country which struggled with gang violence long before the recent crisis”. Haitians on the BBC Said, “They could see no end to what is happening in the Caribbean country with Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region under a month-long state of emergency,”

Despite the ongoing chaos, Ariel Henry agreed to step aside as Prime Minister due to pressure from neighboring Caribbean countries and the United States. Mr. Henry assumed power after the tragic assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021. This comes after Jimmy Barbecue Cherizier warned the country of the possibility of civil war and violence if Prime Minster Ariel Henry doesn’t resign. Leslie Voitaire a government Minister under former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide said, “they armed gang say that they have put Ariel Henry out, but they cannot enter into the palace, they cannot enter into the prime minister’s office.”

In addition to the BBC Statement the US State Department announced over the weekend that it planned to charter a flight to rescue its remaining citizens stranded in Haiti. The citizen are surfing the most in this war for power to take control of Haiti.