A 53-year-old Gambian has been taken into custody by the Lausanne police following his arrest on suspicion of attempting to ship 56 stolen bicycles and two thieved electric scooters to The Gambia. The Vaud cantonal police said on Monday that there was a more elaborate case behind the alert received[Read More…]
Human Rights
Petitioners Also Say Sacked Alkalo Should Go Because He’s ‘Totally Blind’
Some natives of the West Coast Region village of Kassa Kunda have recently filed a petition at the regional governor’s office, agitating for the dismissal of the former village head Cherno Siranding Sabally because he was ‘totally blind’ among other reasons. Mr. Sabally, who has been coping with visual impairment[Read More…]
‘Nigerians Trafficked To Gambia On Promise Of Jobs But End Up Being Prostituted’
One of the suspected 11 Nigerian sex workers arrested on Friday has reportedly told the police that some of her colleagues came to The Gambia with the impression that there were jobs and lucrative businesses to absorb them. The suspects, who would be later transferred to the Police Intervention Unit(PIU)[Read More…]

