Joint Security Task Force At Amdalie Arrested Armed Robbery Suspects

By Ousman A. Marong

A joint security task force comprising of security officers from The Gambia and Senegal at the Gambian border town of Amadalie linking Senegal through Karang have on Sunday arrested seven suspects in connection with the recent armed robbery  in Farafenni.

The armed robbers invaded a patrol station and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) in Farafenni and went away with huge sum of money.

Armed robbery is the order of the day in present day Gambia, which is causing apparent panic among the business sectors in the country.

It could be recall that in February armed robbers looted a shop in Sandu and seriously injured one Seedy Muktar, a Mauritanian businessman believed to be the owner of the shop. 

A similar incident occurred in Bertez, Serrekunda where one Sulayman Jammeh’s mobile shop was also looted and mobs went away with D25, 775.00  ( Twenty five thousand seven hundred and seventy five dalasis).

Business persons who spoke to this reporter lamented that rampant robberies have caused panic within the business community, saying these robbers only target business people and their properties.

They urged the government to strengthen the security sector to address the menace.

Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police, David Kujabi disclosed: “The men were arrested and the police investigation teams are expanding their tentacles in looking into the matter thoroughly.”

He said the men arrested are suspects in connection with the armed robbery case in Farafenni, but quick to add that they are yet to confirm if these men were the real culprits behind the mugging, “as we are still mounting on our investigation.”

Asked whether the men were in possession of any guns, he the spokesperson of the Gambia cops noted that he could not elaborate much on that owing to security reasons.

                                       picture of the Police PRO David Kujabi (photo credit) Ousman A. Marong.