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Police officers Gorgi Mboob, Ndey Mbaye pass away

The death has been announced of Gorgi Mboob, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and Superintendent Ndey B. Mbaye, on Wednesday morning, 13th December 2023. The late Gorgi Mboob is a former head of the Anti-Crime Unit of the Gambia Police Force while the late Ndey B Mbye was head of State Guards Medic. DCP Mboob passed […]

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CRR road accident: 7 died, 11 admitted, police PRO confirms

The acting spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Cadet ASP Modou Musa Sissawo has confirmed that seven (7) people have died in the road accident that occurred at Jarumeh Koto village in the Central River Region (CRR) on Saturday night. The police spokesperson also disclosed that six (6) people […]

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GPU Welcomes Sentencing of Bai Lowe for Murder of Deyda Hydara

Press statement: (Banjul, 30 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death squad member under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh, to life imprisonment for his role in the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. The Higher Regional Court of Celle, a northern […]

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Bai Lowe gets life imprisonment

A German regional court on Thursday sentenced a former member of a death squad from The Gambia to life in jail.  The court found 47-year-old Bai Lowe guilty of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the so-called “Junglers” military unit which operated in the West African nation. […]