The police have arrested three suspects for allegedly killing a young adult residing in Kololi, on the 11th December 2022. Preliminary investigation revealed that three suspects assaulted their victim after an altercation, leading to injuries causing death. The suspects include an ex-girlfriend of the deceased, a 39-year-old lady, and two […]
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Fugitive who allegedly killed his father and fled to Senegal apprehended
PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE POLICE: Saajuma Keita, a 30-year-old native of Tanji in the West Coast Region, who allegedly stabbed his own father to death and absconded to Senegal has been arrested and is currently held in the custody of the Gambia Police Force. The suspect, who managed to evade […]
Gambia police arrest 6 murder suspects
Following the armed robbery and subsequent death of a 20-year-old Senegalese national (Amat Touray) along the Palma Rima Beach on the 27/03/2022, rigorous investigation efforts by Kotu Police Station detectives uncovered evidence connecting a gang of six young men from Wellingara and Sinchu Baliya area. This followed an earlier report […]
Germany opens trial of Gambia death squad suspect
by DW Africa. Prosecutors in Germany accuse the man of crimes against humanity and murder in the Gambia. Among the victims of the so-called “Junglers” death squad was a prominent journalist and AFP correspondent. A Gambian man accused of belonging to a death squad appeared in court in Germany on […]