In retaliation for the arrest of their leaders, militants went on the rampage in several northern states, attacking the police with anything that came to hand, from machetes to bows and poison arrows.

Special porous hairs (see photograph), located on the animal's flank, take up the poison, which is also used by some Kenyan hunters to tip their arrows.

The sharper and more threatening the Poison Arrow, the more dire are the repercussions of being "hit" by these Poison Arrows.