We are Going to Operate within the Confinements of the Law – Says the police PRO

PHOTO: Group of Security officers Trained on (CCM)

By Ousman A. Marong

The police PRO ASP Lamin Njie Friday told waiting journalists that The Gambia Police Force (GPF) is going to operate within the confinements of the law.

According to him, The Gambia Police Force (GPF) did not order equipment’s to target or harassed any particular groups or individuals, he stated.

“We are doing our job and that is to enforce laws, and we are going to operate within those confinements,” he remarked.

He made this revelation on Friday 21st June 2019 during the graduation ceremony of 40 Personnel from the Police Intervention Unit (PIU). The 40 officers include platoon and section commanders who were trained by the French National Police (FNP).

The 40 officers concluded a two (2) weeks long training exercise on crowd control management (CCM), as part of the country’s ‘Security Sector Reform’ (SSR).

“In spite of what the honorable Minister said, I want to assure the general public that The Gambia Police Force (GPF) is going to operate within the confines of the law,” he confirmed. He added that The Gambia Police Force (GPF) will make sure they protect lives and properties,” he said.

“As far as our types of equipment are a concern, we are going to handle them professionally. Our mandate is to protect lives and properties and we would make sure we do just that,” he asserted.

In his part the French Ambassador the Gambia Mr. Christophe Bigot revealed that his government will do all it takes to support the government of The Gambia in the areas of security management. He disclosed that the French government had provided The Gambia government with a tone of £50 loan during their meeting in Brussels.

Part of the £50m loan he said would be used to build French school, military training schools, teacher’s training school, naval training, school etc, he noted.