The assailant is also said to have stabbed himself. The police swiftly arrested the assailant and took him to the hospital and the matter is now with the police for further investigation. This incident is a wake-up call for the security apparatus of the country to be more vigilant and beef up security measures.
We cannot afford to allow the society to degenerate into incidents like this. Government must put its feet firmly on the ground and take stringent actions to nip in the bud such fatal incidents and violence in the country. Government can do this by getting more equipment for the security apparatus such as providing more vehicles, recruiting more plainclothes police officers and assigning them to strategic areas across the country.
The police should revive the use of toll numbers to access the public for real-time information. The toll numbers can be published in the media. It is hoped these measures and other vital ones would greatly help in combating many crimes like drug trafficking, ritual killings, and other forms of criminal acts.
On a final note, Mr President, around Senegambia the traffic is always congested after 4pm when people are going home from work, due to the road construction going on there.
There is a need for traffic police to be always around as well as reflectors, to minimise traffic congestion during rush hours.
There is also a need for the traffic signs at the roundabout. Speed limit should be maintained for easy access and smooth traffic.
It's advisable for the police not to stop traffic in the morning when people are going to work in order to ask for licence, which usually causes heavy traffic congestion consequently lateness to work.
Good day!
The Point Editorial