Police Constable Pateh Jallow, Police Constable Sang J Gomez, and Woman Police Constable (WPC) Ancy Jawo were identified as officer being attacked and shot by an unknown assailant on Tuesday night at the Sukuta -Jabang Road while on duties. PC Pateh Jallow and PC Sang J Gomez were confirmed dead […]
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Statement from the Gambia Police Force on the shooting incident
PRESS RELEASE The Gambia Police Force has been alerted to a shocking act of violence where three constables from the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) were targeted in a shooting at the Sukuta Traffic Light by an unidentified assailant. This incident unfolded in perplexing circumstances, concealing the motive behind this brutal […]
3 Anti Crime officers shot, 2 died on the spot, 1 hospitalised
Reports reaching LTN have it that 3 officers of the Anti Crime Unit (ACU) of the Gambia Police Force were shot while on duty at the Sukuta -Jabang Traffic Light Junction along the OIC road on Tuesday evening. Senior security officers confirmed that the unknown shooter, dressed in a gown […]
Understanding Female Circumcision and the Injury to Women’s Dignity
In 1994, as a journalist with Radio Gambia I had the privilege of being the first and only Gambian journalist to interview the imam who came from Mecca to consecrate the State House Mosque. One of my questions to him was about the position of female circumcision in Islam. His […]