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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 03 Feb 2007 : 17:31:57
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WHAT WAS SUSAN WAFA OGOO DOING AT SIBANOR VILLAGE?
The people of Sibanor Village were stunned by the unceremonious visit of SOS Susan Wafa Ogoo on Wednesday 24th January. At around 8:10pm four cars with registration numbers BJL 4464 D, BJL 8012D, C W D 1 and BJL 6888 D stopped at Faburey Kunda and from them came out the Secretary of State, the Commissioner Western Division and a few other people whose identity could not be confirmed. When this reporter was informed of the SoS’s presence in the village, he tried to enquire from the people what precipitated the Sos’s visit to the village at that time. Some of the women and young men who said they had a meeting with the SoS said she made it to the village to persuade them to vote for the APRC candidate Ebrima Janko Sanyang not for his sake but for the sake of the APRC and its leadership.
One of the young men who spoke to me emphasised that there is no amount of persuasion that would make them shift their allegiance. Both men and women who spoke to this reporter vowed they would not yield to any inducement, saying simply they could not withstand the malign and insults metted to village elders by the incumbent and his supporters.
Two Arrested
On a separate development, two people were arrested by a mob of youths who threaten to beat them mercilessly but with the timely intervention of the IEC Assistant Returning Officer, the two men were taken to the Sibanor Police Station. When the Assistant Returning Officer, Mr. Babucarr Samba was contacted the following day he highlighted the reasons for the arrest of the two people. “I was on my way to the primary school to check the placing of the ballot boxes and grounding of all flags as required by IEC when my attention was called. I was told that the two people were from Foni Kansala District and were caught canvassing for votes when it was cooling off day, a day when all political activities were to cease” He said he then escorted the two men to the police station where he gave his statement to the NIA operative at Sibanor, Mr. Tamba, and also the police in his own hand writing and left. When I asked him if the two were still in detention, he said he understood they had been released. The Station Officer at Sibanor was contacted but he declined to comment, saying the Police PRO is the right person to be contacted. However, frantic efforts were made to reach the PRO but to no avail.
Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 013/2007, 2-4 February, 2007
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