Interior
Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty yesterday visited no fewer than five police officers
in hospital in Banjul – two days after their patrol vehicle involved in a fatal
accident near Kiang Kaiaf in Lower River Region at the weekend, Friday 21
April.
One
officer lost his life in the vehicle crash.
Reports
said the accident happened after a tyre burst sending the vehicle into a fatal
somersault, leaving the driver dead on the spot.
During
his Monday visit, Minister Fatty, accompanied by the Inspector General of
Police Yankuba Sonko, stayed on the victims’ bedside for almost an hour – and
prayed for their recovery.
He
told the survivors: “I’m here to show our support and to wish you well. We are
very proud of you – and proud of what you’re doing for your country.
“We
regret that this happened… and that is to indicate that we will never abandon
you. We will never abandon any of our
service men and women.
“We
pray Allah restores your health to normality; get back to your feet and return
to serving your country – something you’re very proud to do. We are with you.”
For
their part, the victims expressed delight that the Minister took time out to visit
them in hospital.
Captain
Sulayman Sibi, one of the survivors, said: “We thank you for your visit and I
pray that such incident would never happen again. We would like you and the
entire government to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.”
