Police Seek Public Assistance Following Armed Robbery in Njau Sawalo
Awa Colley
January 22, 2025
Armed Robbery at Mauritanian-Owned Shop in Njau Sawalo
Armed Robbery at Mauritanian-Owned Shop in Njau Sawalo
Gambiaj.com – (Farafenni, North Bank Region) – In the early hours of Monday, January 13, 2025, armed robbers launched a brazen attack on the GNPC station in Farafenni, targeting police officers stationed at the site.
Gambiaj.com – (Latriya, Gambia) – In a significant breakthrough, the Latriya Police have arrested a suspect and seized evidence connected to two separate robbery incidents that took place on January 1, 2025, along the Sukuta-Jabang Highway. The robberies, which targeted two victims in broad daylight, left both individuals injured and resulted in a combined loss of over D666,000.
Mbour, Senegal – Two Senegalese men, M. K. Mané and M. Diop, were arrested in The Gambia on charges of robbery and violent assault following a series of attacks on Jakarta motorcycle drivers in the Senegalese Petite Côte region of Mbour. The suspects, along with a third individual, Mr. Mané, are believed to have targeted motorcycle drivers, stealing their vehicles and leaving victims severely injured.
Gambiaj.com – (BRIKAMA, The Gambia) – The Nyambai Police are probing the suspicious death of a 28-year-old woman from Jalambang village, whose lifeless body was discovered in a well on the morning of Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
Gambiaj.com – (BASSE, The Gambia) – Police in the Upper River Region (URR) are investigating a suspected murder in Jah Kunda Village following the tragic death of a female health worker on 11th December 2024.
Gambiaj.com – (Banjul, The Gambia) – The Ministry of Interior has ordered a “swift and comprehensive investigation” after expressing serious concern over allegations of malicious activities emerging after the recent public destruction of seized prohibited drugs and related substances by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG).
Gambiaj.com – (Abuko, The Gambia) – Police in Abuko are investigating a case of “obtaining money by false pretenses” involving a 49-year-old businesswoman from Latrikunda Sabiji, who was defrauded of D750,000 by individuals posing as legitimate farming entrepreneurs.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Bakau police are actively investigating a case of alleged theft involving “used transformers” stolen from the NAWEC Fajara Booster Station, with the probe revealing suspected collusion among an employee of NAWEC and contracted security personnel.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Nabou Léye, a dancer who had been held on remand since August 28 under suspicion of criminal associations and complicity in the grisly double murder at Pikine Technopole, has been granted bail.
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