Woman Brutally Beats 16-Year-Old Causing Him Serious Bodily Harm

 

Photo: Ba-Ahmidu Njie (Victim)

 

By Ousman A. Marong

 

Fatou Joof, a woman believed to be between the age of 49th - 50th from Mbollet Bah, a village in the Lower Niumi District, NBR, was on Friday 20th January 2023 arrested by the Barra, police for allegedly hitting a 16-Year-Old boy by the name Ba-Ahmidu Njie with a stick on the face leaving with a third-degree injury in the eye.

 

Abie Nyan, the mother of the victim alleged that the woman (Fatou Joof), hit her son with a stick in the eye and hand-leaving her male child with third-degree injuries in the eye and on the hand.

 

"Fatou Joof is in the habit of stopping my kids to fetch water from the nearby public tap next to her compound on the highway. She has since stopped them (my kids), from fetching water from the public tap belonging to all of us (the villagers). Her only reason was that the tap is next to her compound. We (the villagers), normally pay a monthly contribution fee thus enabling us to pay for the NAWEC water bill. Before the incident occurred I reported the matter to Alkalo (village head), on several occasions. My last report to the Alkalo was when she (Fatou Joof), threatened to kill my elder daughter, Isatou Njie, in my absence. She told my daughter your life is in my hands and if you are not careful of me I will soon kill you. The Alkalo himself told me that was too much and advised me to report the matter to the police. Upon reporting the matter, the Barra, police immediately wanted to arrest her but again I intervened simply because it was the same day she (Fatou Joof), was to be wed. If I allow the police to arrest her people will assume that it was because I was not wed so I was playing grief and endless co-wife hatred on her. She's in the habit of doing such and I am with believe that she will again repeat it. It was on Friday morning, when I when to Medina Kanuma (my home village), to attend our usual "Komping" contribution and assigned my kids to fetch water before my return. As they were fetching water Fatou Joof came out of her compound to hit my son with a heavy stick on his face," explained the mother of a 16-Year-Old boy.

 

The Barra, Police arrested the woman on the complaint of Abie Nyan, the victim's mother and a native of Medina Kanuma village who is married to Baboucarr Njie in Mbollet Bah. Abie is currently divorced by Baboucarr and Fatou Joof is the current wife staying with the husband (Baboucarr Njie). Fatou works at the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources.

 

Confirming the story, the Deputy police spokesperson, ASP, Muhammed Y. Darboe, said: "Indeed the story happens. The lady assaulted the boy causing bodily harm and she is currently detained helping the police in their investigation."

 

 

I Refused To Endorse President Barrow, Because His Leadership Style Is Not Working And Is Failing - Ebrima Tabora Manneh

 

Photo: Ebrima T. Manneh, PAP Leader.

 

 By Ousman A. Marong

 

The Secretary-General and leader of the opposition People's Alliance Party (PAP), Ebrima Tabora Manneh, in an exclusive radio interview on Niumi FM's "Eyeball Show" on Sunday 1st January 2023 anchored by Ousman A. Marong, & Mam Jarra Camara, said he (Ebrima Tabora Manneh), refused to endorse president Adama Barrow and his NPP party upon the rejection of his party's formation by the IEC because the president's leadership style was not working and is failing.

 

"It would be wrong for me to be critical of the president and say that he is not leading the country very well and that he has failed the nation and at the same time to jump and say I endorsed him so let's go. Then I would be fooling myself. Until now I haven't seen any improvement that convinces me to say I endorsed him;" he said.

 

The new journey politician said people thought that he was going to endorse the president during the December 4th, 2021 presidential election showing his party's rejection by the electoral body (IEC).

 

"A lot of people were saying that we were a front to the president and his NPP party because we knew each other and I told people that the president was my brother and we knew each other because we have spent a lot of time together in school days. We come to Barra together we spend the night together, and weekends together so I gave him maximum respect for that, secondly, he is the president, but when it comes to leadership and the country that is a different ball game," said Ebrima Tabora Manneh.

 

"His leadership style is not appreciated by me. The way he is governing is causing us a lot of problems and the government is failing. So for me, I gave him respect for those two things and that is being a brother and being the president. The country is bigger than the NPP and bigger than me. Until now I haven't seen any improvement that convinced me to say I endorsed him.

 

Readers may recall that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), on November 7th, 2022 announced the registration of the People's Alliance Party (PAP), in the country under section 105 of the electoral law (per amended), making it a total number of 19th political parties on the nation's political stand.

 

Mr. Manneh's (PAP), party is headquartered on 3rd Grant Street in Banjul.

 

He (Ebrima T. Manneh), is ready to brush shoulders with fellow politicians.

 

On Weather PAP To Contesting The Local Government Election Or Not:

 

"We don't want to put in a candidate just for the sake of filling it. We don't want to contest just for the sake of contesting. We have to make sure that we have a candidate that people like. It has to come from the grassroots level. I also prefer a candidate who can deliver and would have a support base. Some political parties are in just for the sake of being into politics or registering a party, but they are not very serious about it. You get others that are serious but they have weaknesses here and there. Our style of politics is very unique and different from that of the NPP, UND, and all the other existing political parties," concluded PAP leader Ebrima Tabora Manneh.