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 Posted - 13 Feb 2008 : 22:01:01
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Armed Robbers Hit Kaur Wharf Town
By Fabakary B. Ceesay
Armed robbery is said to be decreasing in the country especially within the Central and Upper River Regions, due to the police presence at many strategic positions country-wide. But on Friday 8 February, a sizeable number of robbers armed with guns, axes, machetes and hammers had broken into two shops at Kaur, Wharf Town
market in Central River Region.
According to the watchman, Mr. Abdou Manneh, the incident happened at around 2:00am, when the Town’s electricity supply was off at the usual time as that is the procedure there. Mr. Manneh told Foroyaa that out of nowhere, he saw men with guns coming towards him from all directions pointing at him. He said he could not run and was cautioned by the robbers that if he made any noise he would be shot at. He narrated that he was later apprehended and tied down on the ground.
He stated that the robbers broke into the shop by breaking the front door of the shop. He indicated that he could not tell how much item and cash were taken from the shop; noting that the business owner deals in sugar, rice, onions, potatoes, cooking ingredients, flowers, etc in wholesale and retail. He noted that the robbers could not take away the safe with them but happened to puncture a hole at the side of the safe.
Mr. Manneh pointed out that another partner was also a victim to the same robbers, who was also tied and his shop broken into. He noted that his colleague one Mr. Faal was also held at gun point and forcefully tied on the ground. He said both him and Mr. Faal were found by the passersby in the last hours of Friday morning. Mr. Manneh pointed out that both shops belong to Mr. Alagie Hydara and Lamin Jawara respectively. He asserted that the robbers hit a day after the Town’s “Lumo day” (weekly market day), when they expect good sales from business persons. Efforts to talk to the respective shop owners proved futile.
When the police were contacted, the spokesperson indicated that he had made efforts to get to Kaur Police through telephone but it was not accessible. He promised to make more efforts to talk to Kaur Police.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 19/2008, 13 -14 February 2008
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