An enthusiastic supporter of President Adama Barrow has given thumbs up to the Gambian police for “killing” a young man in the Gambia’s West Coast Region village of Mandinary on Friday. There were ugly scenes in the village in the immediate aftermath of Omar Badjie’s death as incensed mobs of[Read More…]
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Imam Accuses PIU Officer Of Assaulting Arabic Student In Mandinaring
The Imam-Ratib of Mandinaring Village in Kombo North District, West Coast Region, has accused an officer of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) of assaulting one of his Arabic students before arresting him. Speaking during a visit by Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang to the family of the late Omar Badjie, Imam[Read More…]
The Case For An Independent Inquiry Into Omar Badjie’s Death
During a recent condolence visit to the residence of the late Omar Badjie, the Honorable Minister of Interior reportedly informed mourners that the officers implicated in his death had been suspended. In a related development, the Gambia Police Command also announced at a press briefing that a panel has been[Read More…]

