Senegalese Prison Officials Visit the Gambia Minister of the Interior
On September 30, 2025, Gambia’s Prison Service and Senegal’s Inspector General met with Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang to advance prison system collaboration, focusing on modernization, training, and regional security under an existing MoU, reinforcing Gambia’s commitment to humane corrections.
23 Charged by Police for Unlawful Assembly (Protest)
The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, under Magistrate Thomas Fuad Touray, is hearing the case of 23 individuals charged with Unlawful Assembly and Control of Procession, with Chief Inspector Alasana E. Bah cross-examined and proceedings set to resume on October 9, 2025.
Four officers suspended and detained by the GPF – Pending coroner’s inquest into the incident
In a major development, The Gambia Police Force arrests four officers over the death of Omar Badjie during a September 28, 2025 pursuit, vowing transparency via an independent Coroner’s Inquest amid public demands for justice and accountability, postmortem complete, body released for burial on October 1.
