ZERO CRIME IN THE GAMBIA: NEW ACTING IGP

 By Ousman A. Marong

The new acting (IGP) Inspector General of Police Alhagi Mamoud Jobe has stated that the police administration's resolves to "deal with any threat to the peace and security of the country."

 According to him, the police service will remain professional and abide by its constitutional mandate of maintaining peace in the build up to combat crime rates in the country.

 Inspector jobe made this comments at a press conference held at the police headquarters in Banjul, thus saw his first public appearance with members of the press.

The idea of the press conference, he said was for him to pick up where his predecessors left.

 "The Gambia is a peaceful and secure country and shall remain so he noted adding that Gambian's should feel free to go about their normal duties as the police will deal with any threats to the peace and security of the country, it ever been enjoying before."

 He noted that the police will deal with any person or person who there to disturb the prevailing peace in the country.

 Asked about the whereabouts of the 5 arrested Police Intervention Units (P.I.U) who were arrested under the 72 hours without been taken to court? Mr. Jobe answered in the affirmative saying thoes P.I.U officers were suspended and the investigation is ongoing and soon they will appear before the court.

News bite Gambia’s Ousman A. Marong  asked whether the police should attend to peaceful demonstrations with live ammunitions, and under which circumstances should they open fire should in case things got out of hand?

He responded saying "Yes section 20 of the police act gave powers to the police to attend to riots with Ak47 ruffles each loaded with 7 live rounds, but the first step that the police should use should be opening tear gas and opening live rounds should be the last resort.

New acting IGP (Photo credit Ousman A.Marong)

North Bank Benefits From Uninterrupted Electricity Supply

By Ousman A. Marong

The people of Lower Nuimi in the North Bank Region (NBR) have began to benefit from a 24 hours uninterrupted electricity supply following the launch of an interface  power connection called Senelec Karang Interconnection point.

National Electricity and Water Company (NAWEC) officially inaugurated Senelec electricity power supply in the Senegalese border town of Karang on Saturday, April 14, 2018.

The people of Barra, Essau, and the satellite villages are now connected to the 24 hours electricity supply called Senelec Karang Interconnection point.

“2017 has been a challenging year for Nawec as the machines we were using were not up to standard’ said the Managing Director of NAWEC, Mr. Baba Fatajo.

He made this remarks recently in a press conference held at the NAWEC Headquarters in Kanifing.

 “NAWEC was a heavily indebted company and we deem it necessarily as a company to also engage in cross border electrification connection like our sister countries, Ghana, Togo and Benin are doing.

Fatajo said they have since 2009 planned as but it could not be effected because there was no political will from the former regime.

The power connection resulted from a MoU signed between the government of The Gambia and Senegal.

The inauguration was witnessed by the NAWEC, Managing Director, Mr. Baba Fatajo along with other senior officials.