The Caliph of Medina Gounass, Tierno Amadou Tidiane Ba, was the target of a violent attack as he left the mosque where he led the Eid elKebir prayer on Monday, commonly called Tabaski in Senegal.
According to the representative of the Caliph who spoke to PressAfrik, the situation worsened when "members of the community of MedinatoulHouda, (of Fuladou origin) of the local population, deliberately waited for the Caliph at the roundabout leading to Dakar to attack him. The commander of the gendarmerie, informed of the growing tension, advised the Caliph to stay behind to calm things down.
"The Caliph waited for 15 to 20 minutes, following the advice of the commander and the captain of the gendarmerie, before attempting to go to his home. Unfortunately, he had barely started the journey when individuals who had come out of the local mosque began to throw stones at his car and the convoy that accompanied him.
“In this act of violence, “several people were seriously injured and two died tragically,” reported the same source.
The damage to the vehicles of the Caliph and his entourage was significant, testifying to the violence of the attack.
Tension between members of the local community appears to have reached a critical point. The authorities were called upon to maintain the peace.
Jean Baptiste Tine, Senegalese minister of Interior was yesterday at Medina Gounass religious city in Senegal were there was a big fight on Monday Tobaski day in Senegal.
