However, the humanitarian aid charity La Croix Rouge (Red Cross) reported that only one was killed during the incident. Sonko and his accomplices had maintained calls for this rally despite its ban by authorities. The movement rejects the invalidation of a national list of candidates ("Yewwi Askan Wi" or "Free our people") for the legislative elections on July 31st.
Journalist Pape Alé Niang reported that security officers were present at the residence of the Mayor of Dakar, Barthelemy DIAS. It has been reported widely that Sonko and many of his accomplices were also placed under house arrest by the police officers in their respective compounds.
According to Africa News, one of the demonstrators Bala Mbaye stated that "it is just because we are outraged in this country that we went out to express our anger. I have two wives, children, and work, but I am protesting for Senegal, which does not belong to President Macky Sall. As an opponent, we supported him because he was suffering injustice and now he is the one who is imposing injustice- this cannot go on."
