Police Commissioner Pateh SH Jallow has been redeployed to the armed unit of the Gambia Police Force, dubbed the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) as the new Commander. Commissioner Jallow’s redeployment took effect last week. Prior to his redeployment, Jallow was the Police Commissioner in charge of West Coast Region. He […]
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Deposed Burkina Faso military leader seeks refuge in Togo
The Togolese government confirmed on Monday that the deposed head of the Burkinabe junta, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had taken refuge in Togo after the military takeover. “Damiba is in Togo in the spirit of Burkina Faso’s commitment to peace in the sub-region,” Togo’s communication minister and government spokesman […]
IGP promotes 158 senior officers
THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE PROMOTES 158 POLICE OFFICERS TO SENIOR POLICE RANKS. The Gambia Police Force, Banjul – Effective 1st August 2022, and having been approved by the Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination and Delivery, the office of the Inspector General of Police […]
Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government
By Thiam Ndiaga And Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter, he said in a statement read on national television Friday evening. 1/7 Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, […]