Police in the Gambia have strongly denied having a role in the rumoured death of an unnamed mother and her new born baby during last week’s riots in Brikama. On Wednesday officers were deployed to the street of the town after thousands of youths tried to occupy the administrative office[Read More…]
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Gambia: Police Reveal Identities Of Gun-Wielding Men At Serrekunda Protest
A group of gun-wielding men seen shooting rubber bullets and teargas at unarmed protesters in Serrekunda and Bakoteh are officers of the Gambia’s Police Criminal Investigation, a police spokesman has confirmed. Assistant Suprintendent of Police (ASP) Lamin Njie said the officers were deployed to help secure lives and properties. Gambian[Read More…]
Gambia: Ex-President Jammeh’s Hitmen Considered For Release
About six members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad, The Jungulars, who are currently held for months without charged are being considered for release, the country’s Justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou has said. The Jungulars were used by Mr Jammeh to carryout torture and extra-judicial killings of his opponents and[Read More…]
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