ambia: African nationese Border And Customs Agents Detained 2 Gambians once inculpatory Them Of attempting To import Rice And different Commodities From Senegal To The Gambia!

Senegalese Border and Customs agents, have detained 2 Gambian nationals, once they were defendant of attempting to import basic commodities, that the traffickers bought from African nation, and had wished to sell the merchandise within the Gambian market, amid the mounting border closure, the liberty Newspaper will reveal. The detained Gambian nationals: Sarjo Marong, of Badibu Bharat, and one Lamin Jammeh, of Illiasa, were caught with rice, and different commodities at the Nddiba Njie, border post in African nation. the lads were right away in remission and placed within the cell, unfinished additional investigations into their case.

Gambia: African nationless Border And Customs Agents Detained 2 Gambians once exculpatory  Them Of attempting To import Rice And different Commodities From Senegal To The Gambia!

Senegalese Border and Customs agents, have detained 2 Gambian nationals, once they were defendant of attempting to import basic commodities, that the traffickers bought from African nation, and had wished to sell the merchandise within the Gambian market, amid the mounting border closure, the liberty Newspaper will reveal. The detained Gambian nationals: Sarjo Marong, of Badibu Bharat, and one Lamin Jammeh, of Illiasa, were caught with rice, and different commodities at the Nddiba Njie, border post in African nation. the lads were right away in remission and placed within the cell, unfinished additional investigations into their case.

During interrogations by the Senegalese security agents, both Mr. Marong, and Jammeh aforesaid attributable to the extortionate worth of rice and different commodities within the Gambia, they were compelled to cross the border and to shop for rice. the lads additionally aforesaid rice is way cheaper in African nation, compared to their native country, The Gambia.

After getting statements from the detained Gambian food traffickers, the Senegalese security agents told the detainees that their conduct wasn't solely condemnable, however it violates Senegalese law. the lads were penalized D30, 000 Gambian monetary unit every before they'd be allowed to reunite with their families within the Gambia. The detainees then phoned their relatives in Badibu Bharat, and Illiliasa severally and explained the case to them. each villages are located on The Gambia/Senegal border.

A source, United Nations agency reached US by phone told the liberty Newspaper that the members of the family of The Gambian detainees in African nation, have since launched into a fundraising drive to assist secure the discharge of their admired ones.

Senegal has closed its border with African country. The move, followed the 100 % ferry tariff increment by The Gambian government. Senegalese transporters in response have set to send their traffic to Tamba-Kunda. They aforesaid such tariff increment isn't solely extortionate, however exploitatory.

The Macky Sall government hasn’t issued any official statement since the closure of the border. The Jammeh government hasn’t issued any either. each countries have launched into closing the border.

Speaking to Freedom Radio Gambia’s Leral Show on Sunday, Grand Momodou Gaye, a Senegalese former Army Commando, and critic of the Macky Sall regime warns that Senegal’s move to detain Gambian food shoppers contravenes Senegalese law. He warns that it's none of African nation’s business to limitation on Gambians attempting to import food from Senegal to African country.

“It’s up to The Gambian authorities to deny such food traffickers entry into their country, and not the regime of Macky Sall. this sort of felonious seizure and detention of voters of a neighboring country, may be a direction for war. The Macky government has all rights to shut its borders with African country, however it doesn’t have the correct to detain Gambians United Nations agency return to our country African nation to shop for food stuff,” Gaye remarked.

Mr. Gaye, aforesaid he welcome Senegal’s move to shut its borders with African country, however on an equivalent vein Gaye, noted that any try on the facet of African nation, to abuse peaceful enamored Gambian voters within the name of combating food importation is absurd.

Mr. Gaye, United Nations agency lives in Louisville, Kentucky, branded Macky Sall, as a weak leader, United Nations agency lacks the knowledge, virtue, and attractiveness to steer African nation. He maintains that each Macky Sall and Yahya Jammeh of African country are liabilities and total injury to their several countries.

Journalist Sulayman Mboup, additionally expressed similar sentiments. He aforesaid President Sall being the Chairman of ECOWAS got to have famed higher. Mr. Mboup tells Freedom Radio The Gambia that the unexplained border closure violates ECOWAS’S protocol on the free movement of individuals and product. He noted any matured and accountable government got to have used diplomatic channels to resolve the border crisis than permitting a national transport union to cause mayhem at the border. Mr. Mboup, branded President Sall as an incompetent leader, United Nations agency is uninformed, once it involves governance and diplomacy.  Mboup aforesaid Sall has yet again miserably failing because the leader of African nation, visible  of Sall’s failure to come back up with a transparent message on the border debacle.

Also consideration in, was Mr. Saihou Mballow, a Gambian political activist based mostly in new york. Mr. Mballow additionally aforesaid he's the smallest amount pleased with the means and manner President Sall handles the border closure. He aforesaid Sall has incontestible that he's either not answerable of African nation, or he has abdicated his responsibilities because the President of African nation. He noted that it's not solely laughable to listen to that the Senegalese transport union are behind the border closure, however  such reports additionally indicts Macky as a frontrunner, United Nations agency isn't performing arts his duties as mandated by the individuals of African nation.

Mr. Mballow, accustomed the show to achieve bent President Sall to come back out with a transparent statement regarding the case of The Gambia/Senegal border closure. Failure of that, Mballow aforesaid President Sall stands to be defendant of slacking his responsibility as Commander-in-chief.

According to Mballow, the recent arrest and detention of Sarjo Marong, and Lamin Jammeh, may increase into a full blown crisis between African country and African nation, if not properly handled by the 2 governments with utmost urgency. He aforesaid since African nation is that the country, that closed its border with African country, the incumbrance lies on the Macky leadership to tell the general public regarding the circumstances that occasioned the border closure.