Five police officers including a superintendent and an assistant superintendent have been arrested for their role in Monday’s shooting of protesters in Faraba Banta Village. At least two youths were killed and several others injured when officers of the Police Intervention Unit fired live ammunition at the villagers who were[Read More…]

The head of the Gambian Police Force has denied giving officers the authority to use live ammunition during Monday’s deadly standoff in Faraba Banta. At least two people have been confirmed dead and several others were seriously wounded when armed officers deployed in the village to quell a protest by[Read More…]

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) hereby condemns in the strongest terms the assault on journalist Pa Modou Bojang by personnel of Police Intervention Unit (PIU) at Faraba Banta village, Kombo East. Chaos erupted in the village Monday morning when the villagers clashed with police over mining activities by a private[Read More…]