Crime and Courts

By Landing Ceesay The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in a press statement said it has started investigating the Bilal Boarding school fire incident. "NHRC is currently investigating this sad incident to establish the…

The Director General of The Gambia Prisons Services has been sent on 2 months administrative leave effective with immediate effect. The decision against Ansumana Manneh is prompted by the recent series of alleged jailbreaks at…

Protection Alliance (CPA) has demanded the immediate closure of Bilal Boarding School Pending Investigations into its weekend fire incident. Below is the full statement “Child Protection Alliance (CPA) calls for strict actions…

By Buba Gagigo A man who identified himself as a thief in a letter to his victim (one Fafa Sanyang, an NPP supporter) promised that he (thief) and his family will vote for the NPP. "Last night thieves entered my house through…

President Adama Barrow has extended his condolences to the victims of the Sunday fire incident at the Bilal Boarding School in Yundum. “His Excellency President Adama Barrow extends condolences to the families of the victims, school…

Banjul, 18 October 2021 UNICEF is deeply saddened by the death of five children from the fire incident at the Bilal Boarding School in Yarambamba, West Coast Region, on October 17th, 2021. The incident also left seven…

The police spokesperson Lamin Njie has confirmed to Kerr Fatou that a fire incident at Bilal Boarding School claimed 5 students. “We can confirm a fire incident at the Bilal Boarding School situated at Yundum in the West…

By Buba Gagigo The Gambia Police Force has announced the arrest of a 43-year-old and a 20-year-old for allegedly stealing fourteen fowls. “The Police Anti Crime Unit (ACU) and Police Intervention Unit (PIU) conducted intensive…

By Buba Gagigo The Police have arrested a 30-year-old with 36 bundles of suspected cannabis being transported on a motorbike along the Jabang- Jambanjelly highway. “The Police Anti Crime Unit (ACU) and Police Intervention Unit…

By Buba Gagigo The Gambia Police Force have announced the arrest of 25 people in connection to allegations of burglary, breaking and stealing. The alleged offences are said to have been committed in the Kanifing Municipality…