The Gambia Police Force, under the framework of the Police Programme Africa: Joint EU-German Support, held a handing-over ceremony for a newly refurbished Facility Management Unit (FMU) office and a new double cabin pickup vehicle. The ceremony brought together senior police officers, development partners, and invited guests, including officials from GIZ, the European Union Delegation,…
The Gambia Police Force has clarified the case of the disappearance of Ebrima Ceesay, a taxi driver from Wellingara, who was reported missing on July 18, 2024. The matter has understandably raised public concern, and the GPF says it remains committed to ensuring transparency and accountability. According to investigations, Ebrima Ceesay was reported missing by…
Information reaching Senegambia News has unveiled that Police responded swiftly to an alleged armed robbery involving two shops, Hadim Touray’s and a Mauritanian shop, in Ballanghar Kerr Nderry, Lower Saloum District, in Central River Region (CRR) on the evening of 22 March 2025. Information posted on Bayo News Network WhatsApp Group describe the response and…
The police are investigating the alleged abduction of two seven-year-old twins, Hassanatou and Hussainatou, in Brikama Gidda. According to reports, the parents are divorced, and the father, Cherno Korika Jallow (whose name appears as Muhammed Jallow on official documents), may have forcefully taken the children with the intention of removing them from the country. The…
The police in Brusubi are investigating a suspected murder reported in Brufut Heights on Monday, 10 March 2025. The deceased, identified as Reuben Andrews, a 63-year-old Gambian and retired banker, was found motionless and tied with a rope in his bedroom following a report by his wife. According to the police, the preliminary investigations established…
The Prosecution Unit of The Gambia Police Force has secured the conviction of Rickey Usumbura, a US citizen, who was sentenced to a fine of D120,000 or serve 10 years in prison for possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. According to the report from the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Usumbura, 61, pleaded guilty after narcotics…
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Research and Justice has expressed concern over the “administrative action” by the Gambia Police against former police public relations officer ASP Binta Njie for comments she made on social media. The human rights and justice body states: “In the wake of the Masembeh by-elections, one Baboucarr Bahoum, a known…
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has responded to a suspected shooting incident in Hanover, Serrekunda, on February 19, 2025, following reports of an individual seen with a rifle on a building. The statement from the police indicated that a search led to the recovery of a single-barrel gun (licensed) in the bedroom of Ebou Drammeh,…
The Inspector General of Police Mukhtar Touray has given directive to members of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to crack down on vehicles plying the roads without license plates attached to it. This directive was prompted by the failure to adhere to traffic rules by some drivers across the country. During his recent deliberation on…
The Gambia Police Force has received reports of unauthorized fare hikes by some drivers operating on the Serekunda-Brikama route, with fares reportedly ranging from D50 to D100 – well above the approved rates. Police Public Relations Officer Momodou Musa Sisawo said the Gambia Police Force (GPF) “strongly condemns this unlawful practice”, which unfairly burdens commuters….
