Gambian teacher jailed in Senegal

 Alagie S. Jallow, a Gambian teacher from Jahanka village in Central River Region (CRR), was arrested by Senegalese security patrol team on Gambian soil between Jahanka and Sare Kanimang in connection with possession of cannabis.

He was arrested sometime in April this year after a clash between the villagers of Jahanka and neighbouring villages in Casamance namely: Kerr Yoro, Kerr Saine and Kerr Jolie over land issues which led to the shooting of Ansumana Drammeh, an officer of The Gambia Fire and Rescue Services.

The principal of Jahanka Basic Cycle, Alhaji Fofana said on April 23, 2018, Mr. Jallow was heading to Jahanka from Sare Kanimang when he was stopped and questioned by a group of people who are thought to be from the three villages in Casamance discussing among themselves. The principal said, they asked him where he was from and he told them he was from Sare Madi; and then they asked what he was doing there because he is a Gambian and was not supposed to be there. On attempts to attack him, the Senegalese security patrol team arrived on the scene who rescued him from any imminent danger from the group.

However, according to the principal he was caught in possession of 250g of cannabis on Gambian land but was taken to Kolda.

“He was arrested and taken to Kolda around 6 p.m. and the following day he was sentenced for 2 years,” the principal said.

Asked if Mr. Jallow was given any assistance by him or the school administration, Fofana said, they were not given the chance as the whole process was done within 24 hours.

He said, the principal of Bansang Senior Secondary School, Ismaila Ceesay, visited Mr. Jallow in Kolda and spoke to the security personnel who told him that he should talk to their seniors at the ministry level and that if that happened he may be released.

He said they have touched on all avenues but his teacher is still languishing in jail. Fofana further said the police are aware as he visited the regional police headquarters in Janjanbureh and the deputy governor of CRR about the matter.

He said both the Foreign Ministry and Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) are also aware of the matter.

Fofana urged Gambian authorities to act swiftly so that Mr. Jallow can be repatriated back to his country of birth.

JULY 26, 2018, Mamostv.gm

Author: Sankulleh Gibril Janko

Source: Culled from The Point newspaper

Gambian shot by Senegalese gendarme to appear in court

 Gambian shot by Senegalese gendarme to appear in court

The Point Newspaper: Mar 11, 2020, 2:41 PM | Article By: Momodou Jawo

Sulayman Trawally, a native of Garawol Kuta village, Kantora District of the Upper River Region who was allegedly shot in the hand by a Senegalese gendarme on Saturday 7 March 2020 is set to appear before a Court in Tamba Counda, Senegal, The Point can confirm.

Binta Trawally, a sister to Sulayman who spoke to our reporter while in Tamba Counda, described her brother’s situation as “sad” and urged The Gambia government to do everything to facilitate his release. Trawally, who is married with three wives, was reportedly shot by a Senegalese gendarme after a rift ensued between them.

“When I arrived at the hospital, I found my brother in handcuff with three gendarmeries guarding him. Whatever he wants to do, the officers would be following him. The sad thing is that he was handcuffed in the hospital bed,” she told our reporter through a telephone interview yesterday.

Quizzed as to whether Sulayman Trawally had been charged at the time of her visit, she said the only thing the gendarme officers told her was that Trawally was a drug peddler and that they would jail him.

“In fact to my surprise, the officers said they were going to take him from the hospital while he is still in pain,” she stated. She added that “Sulayman Trawally in his hospital bed told me that the Senegalese officers wanted to jail him for no reasons whatsoever.”

Major Lamin K. Sanyang, the spokesperson of The Gambia Armed Forces confirmed the development to The Point, saying they rushed to the village for fact finding as soon as they got news but they did not meet their counterparts. He said they, however, talked to some villagers about the matter. He disclosed that the police and state intelligence service are following up the case.

A source familiar with the matter said the Gambian security is worried about the manner in which the Senegalese gendarmerie “illegally” entered Gambian territory and also the circumstance under which the issue had unfolded

 

Gambian kidnapped by Senegalese gendarmerie appears in court

The Point Newspaper:  Apr 3, 2020, 11:52 AM | Article By: Momodou Jawo

Sulayman Trawally, a native of Garawol Kuta village in the Kantora District of the Upper River Region, who was reportedly shot and kidnapped by the Senegalese gendarmerie, yesterday appeared in a court in Tamba Counda, south Senegal, The Point has been reliably informed.

The Senegalese gendarmerie last month reportedly entered Gambian territory illegally, opened fire in the village and allegedly shot Sulayman Trawally in his hand. Trawally, who is married with three wives, was detained in a prison in Tamba Counda, awaiting trial

Baba Seedy Trawally, a brother to Sulayman Trawally, who spoke to our reporter in an interview confirmed that his brother (Sulayman Trawally) was arranged in court on Wednesday, saying “one of my younger brothers in Tamba Counda was able to hire a lawyer for (Sulayman Trawally).”

The matter, he went on, has been adjourned to 8 April 2020. “What disappoints me more is the fact that since the incident happened, The Gambia government never issued any statement to condemn the illegal kidnapping of its citizen. I would have expected the government to work closely with their Senegalese counterpart to ensure the safe release of my brother.”

He added: “Even if he had committed serious crime and ran into the country, I thought the Senegalese gendarmerie should have followed the right protocol in arresting him. He didn’t commit any crime. He (Sulayman Trawally) was shot in our compound and the Senegalese gendarmerie in a convoy opened fire at our village, causing panic in the entire village,” he said.   

It could be recalled that last month, Binta Trawally, a sister to Sulayman, who visited him at the hospital where he (Sulayman Trawally) was undergoing medical treatment, described her brother’s situation as “sad” and urged The Gambia government to do everything to facilitate his release.

“When I arrived at the hospital, I found my brother in handcuff with three gendarmeries guarding him. Whatever he wants to do, the officers would be following him. The sad thing is that he was handcuffed in the hospital bed,” she told our reporter through a telephone interview yesterday.

Quizzed as to whether Sulayman Trawally had been charged at the time of her visit, she said the only thing the gendarme officers told her was that Trawally was a drug peddler and that they would jail him.

“In fact to my surprise, the officers said they were going to take him from the hospital while he is still in pain,” she stated. She added that “Sulayman Trawally in his hospital bed told me that the Senegalese officers wanted to jail him for no reasons whatsoever.”

Gambia's 2021 Presidential Election Results By Constituency. Part 4

 

The Gambia's December 4th, 2021 presidential Election results by constituency. There were five leaders of political parties and one independent candidate. The 5 political Parties are

1. NPP: National Peoples Party  of  ADAMA BARROW

2. UDP: United Democratic Party of OUSAINOU DARBOE

3. NUP: National Unity Party of ABDOULIE JAMMEH

4. GDC: Gambia Democratic Congress of MAMA KANDEH

5. PDOIS: Peoples Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism of H Sallah

6. INDEPENDENT: ESSA FAAL

NIANI 

NPP.      Adama Barrow..............7187

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe ...........2929
IND.      Essa Faal.....................241
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh............214
GDC.    Mama Kandeh...............1868 
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah...................171

UPPER  NIUMI

NPP.      Adama Barrow.............8764

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe ..........3855
IND.      Essa Faal....................185
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh...........196
GDC.    Mama Kandeh.............1814
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.................355

LOWER  NIUMI

NPP     Adama Barrow..............17013

UDP     Ousainou Darboe............4387
IND.     Essa Faal.....................633
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh.............313
GDC    Mama Kandeh...............2000
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah..................748

LOWER  BADDIBU

NPP.      Adama Barrow............3828

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe ........3638
IND.      Essa Faal...................83
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh...........81
GDC.    Mama Kandeh.............433
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah................99

CENTRAL  BADDIBU

NPP     Adama Barrow............3927

UDP     Ousainou Darboe........3994
IND.     Essa Faal..................76
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh.........112
GDC    Mama Kandeh.............606
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah................85

SABACH  SANJAL

NPP.      Adama Barrow.........8067
UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .....1436
IND.      Essa Faal...............327 
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh.......172
GDC.    Mama Kandeh............881 
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.............411 

NIANIJA

NPP     Adama Barrow............3262

UDP     Ousainou Darboe..........918
IND.     Essa Faal.................103
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh............46
GDC    Mama Kandeh..............282
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah.................63

JOKADOU

NPP.      Adama Barrow.........5980  

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .....1702                                                                                                      
IND.      Essa Faal...............217
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh......165
GDC.    Mama Kandeh........1716
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.............621

ILLIASSA

NPP     Adama Barrow.............9282                

UDP     Ousainou Darboe.........7179
IND.     Essa Faal..................475
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh...........252
GDC    Mama Kandeh.............2023
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah................287

WULI  EAST 

NPP.      Adama Barrow..........7783

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe ........881 
IND.      Essa Faal.................115
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh.........173
GDC.    Mama Kandeh.............819
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.............1046

WULI  WEST

NPP     Adama Barrow............7489

UDP     Ousainou Darboe..........995
IND.     Essa Faal.................126
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh..........182
GDC    Mama Kandeh..............871
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah...............762

BASSE

NPP.      Adama Barrow..........15904                            

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe ........1777                              
IND.      Essa Faal..................195                             
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh..........151                              
GDC.    Mama Kandeh..............688                              
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah................229                            

SANDU 

NPP.      Adama Barrow...........7605
UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .......1590
IND.      Essa Faal................189
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh........160
GDC.    Mama Kandeh...........1889
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah...............128

KANTORA

NPP     Adama Barrow.............12112

UDP     Ousainou Darboe...........1474
IND.     Essa Faal....................163
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh............283
GDC    Mama Kandeh...............713
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah................296

                         THE END

Gambia's 2021 Presidential Election Results By Constituency. Part 3

  The Gambia's December 4th, 2021 presidential Election results by constituency. There were five leaders of political parties and one independent candidate. The 5 political Parties are

NPP: National Peoples Party  of  ADAMA BARROW

UDP: United Democratic Party of OUSAINOU DARBOE

NUP: National Unity Party of ABDOULIE JAMMEH

GDC: Gambia Democratic Congress of MAMA KANDEH

PDOIS: Peoples Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism of H Sallah

INDEPENDENT: ESSA FAAL

JARRA  EAST 

NPP.      Adama Barrow..............4778
UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .........3805
IND.      Essa Faal...................121
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh...........100
GDC.    Mama Kandeh...............599 
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.................121

JARRA WEST

NPP     Adama Barrow...............6441

UDP     Ousainou Darboe...........5862
IND.     Essa Faal....................196
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh.............185
GDC    Mama Kandeh................578
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah.................101

JARRA  CENTRAL

NPP     Adama Barrow..............3303

UDP     Ousainou Darboe..........1313
IND.     Essa Faal.....................71
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh..............60
GDC    Mama Kandeh................494
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah...................50

NIAMINA  EAST 

NPP.      Adama Barrow.............7739

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .........2168
IND.      Essa Faal...................193
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh...........179
GDC.    Mama Kandeh..............1320
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.................384

NIAMINA  WEST

NPP     Adama Barrow..............2986

UDP     Ousainou Darboe............890
IND.     Essa Faal....................65
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh............78
GDC    Mama Kandeh...............541
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah..................87

NIAMINA DANKUNKU 

NPP.      Adama Barrow..............2410
UDP.     Ousainou Darboe ............543
IND.      Essa Faal.....................54
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh.............48
GDC.    Mama Kandeh...............296
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah...................67

UPPER  FULLADU     

NPP.      Adama Barrow............13264

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .........3890
IND.      Essa Faal........... ........449
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh............337
GDC.    Mama Kandeh..............2992
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.................490

LOWER  FULLADU  WEST

NPP     Adama Barrow............11655

UDP    Ousainou Darboe..........3637
IND.    Essa Faal..................480
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh...........279
GDC    Mama Kandeh............1295
PDOIS Halifa Sallah................278

UPPER  SALOUM

NPP.      Adama Barrow.........7563

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .......408
IND.      Essa Faal...............178
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh........97
GDC.    Mama Kandeh............397 
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah..............139

LOWER  SALOUM

NPP     Adama Barrow.............6281

UDP     Ousainou Darboe...........710
IND.     Essa Faal..................169
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh.............74
GDC    Mama Kandeh...............158
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah................225

JANJANBUREH

NPP.      Adama Barrow.............657

UDP.     Ousainou Darboe .........454
IND.      Essa Faal...................31
NUP.     Abdoulie Jammeh...........12
GDC.    Mama Kandeh...............97
PDOIS. Halifa Sallah.................21

JIMARA

NPP     Adama Barrow.............13105

UDP    Ousainou Darboe..............933
IND.    Essa Faal.....................385
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh.............340
GDC   Mama Kandeh................4051
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah..................246

SAMI

NPP     Adama Barrow..............5496

UDP     Ousainou Darboe..........5638
IND.     Essa Faal...................154
NUP    Abdoulie Jammeh............177
GDC    Mama Kandeh...............770
PDOIS  Halifa Sallah.................167

PART 4 WILL COME IN THE NEXT EPISODE