masked men rule, or not

This morning I heard citizen reports on Harvest FM that some soldiers had been relieved of their weapons by some thugs driving a vehicle with US Embassy plates. The reports continued that the soldiers who are manning the roadblocks are abusive and have been assaulting people. Later in the day reports indicate that they have "abducted" for want of a better word, some people from Ha Leqele. According to reports the soldiers are masked. I didn't believe this until I saw it with my own eyes. The was a group of masked thugs just a few minutes ago in a government registered Toyota Hiace and a 4x4 probably a Nissan, also government registered, at the junction where Mpil0 meets Pioneer. So its true, the lawlessness has begun, all this in the name of the law.