Niani district among hardest hit by windstorm
Jul 26, 2021, 12:48 PM
Niani District in Central River Region North of The Gambia is one of the hardest hit areas by the recent windstorm that claimed lives and caused mass destruction.
‘’They were arrested for trying to sail to Canary Island. They came by road yesterday from Conakry. Twenty-five of them are female with 24 from Guinean and one, a Togolese. They came here through the arrangement of a Gambian company called Qnet.”
“Interrogations have started which revealed that some have paid 2000 US Dollars or D3000 US Dollars.”
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Police officer arrested for aiding escape of ‘renowned drug trafficker’
Nov 3, 2020, 11:55 AM
An unidentified police officer is currently in ‘hot water’ as officers of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency – The Gambia have taken him into custody for reportedly helping a ‘renowned drug trafficker’ Lamin Jarju, alias Lamin Sarjoh, escape arrest; The Point has been reliably informed.