Hunt on for mastermind after 17 arrested over West Dem, Wakenaam attacks

Keifa Small

A Campbellville youth, believed to be the mastermind behind recent robberies on the West Demerara area and Wakenaam island, is being sought by police, who on the heels of 17 arrests are confident that they have smashed the gang responsible for the attacks.

Keifa Small, called ‘Frog Eye,’ of Lot 74 Campbellville Housing Scheme, Georgetown, is reportedly the man who escaped after a shootout with police at Kastev Housing Scheme, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara on Monday, where suspected robber Kirk Bacchus was killed and two other persons were captured.

Small, said to be in his early 20s, is also wanted for questioning in the murder of Meten-Meer-Zorg businessman Zulficar Namdar, who was shot dead when about five gunmen invaded his shop on September 10 and managed to escape with at least $1 million in cash. A gun that police said was recovered on Bacchus has been matched with a