The
Star GSM Company, in collaboration with UK Enterprise, donated office materials
to Mandinary Police Post and Police Crime Unit on Tuesday.
Speaking
at the ceremony of the items at Mandinary Police Post, Lamin Kaba, managing
director of Star GSM Company, said they donated office materials to the station
as part of making the work of the police easy for them.
“I
was informed that this station needs support like chairs, tables and other
materials of which we are here to hand over in collaboration with UK
Enterprise,” he said.
The
Star GSM boss added that donating such materials to Mandinary Police Station
was very important because this is where the Gam-Petrol Station is located and
such a place needs to be well secured.
He
thanked UK Enterprise for collaborating with Star GSM to contribute to national
development.
Kebba
Bojang, a retired superintendent police officer and also a native of Mandinary,
thanked Star GSM and UK Enterprise for the support, noting that Star GSM has
been supporting The Gambia’s security.
“I
also contributed by allocating a land for the police,” he said, adding that
Start GSM is now a household namein the community.
In
receiving the items, Bakary Fofana, assistant station officer at Mandinary
Police Post, thanked Star GSM and UK Enterprise for the donation, adding that
the donated items would go a long way in helping them do their job.
He
called on other organizations, company owners and individuals to emulate Lamin
Kaba, adding that helping security is paramount because there will be no meaningful
development without security.
Meanwhile,
the two companies also donated the same materials to the police serious crime
unit at the police headquarters in Banjul where senior police officers attended
the handing over ceremony.
Speaking
at the occasion, Lamin Kaba, managing director of Star GSM, said the purpose of
the visit was to donate office materials to the police to complement their
work.
Mr
Kaba added that Star GSM and UK Enterprise would continue to support the
security of the country, adding that there would be no development without
security.
He promised to donate more chairs as well as
tables to the serious crime office and also renovate the office.
Also
speaking at the handing over of the items was Foday Conta, the police public
relations officer, who said the items would go a long way in complementing
their work.
He
assured Star GSM and UK Enterprise of their full support and he called on them
to continue supporting security so that it could make their work easier.
