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toubab1020
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 Posted - 08 Aug 2017 : 16:16:52
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I read this report with dismay,it would seem that very many aspects of law and order require attention,I ask that those in Authority read this and put in place at the earliest opportunity measures that will ensure that those who are tasked with dealing with Law and Order are fully equipped to ensure that Gambia remains a place of peace for its population and visitors to the smiling coast.
I HOPE THAT THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE HAS BEEN COLLECTED correctly ,ie blood from the scene and the knife used by the watchman on one of the robbers,why ? because DNA analysis can be carried out by one of the many countries who have expressed support in helping THE BARROW REPUBLIC it may well be the case that the injured robber requires medical attention for a knife wound in the future,or an injured man is identified with a fresh wound.
The IGP may feel that additional training is required for his men as well as additional equipment.
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Gunmen attack pharmacy in Essau
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Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Seven people armed with gun have robbed Hajo Jarra Pharmacy in Essau village early hours of Friday morning, between the hours of 02:00 to 03:30, residents said.
The pharmacy is located opposite Essau health centre along Barra-Amdalai Highway. It is just about 200 metres from the military base in Essau and approximately 150 metres from the Essau police checkpoint.
The pharmacy owner, Jimmy Coker, said though no one died, the watchman was “seriously beaten” and currently admitted at Essau health centre.
Also, the armed robbers broke the safe in the pharmacy and went away with cash amount of at least D10,000, he said.
Momodou Jallow, the watchman, said the armed robbers came to the pharmacy on foot and it was seven of them.
“One of them scaled over the fence, entered the compound and called out my name, saying ‘Momodou Jallow be prepared for us because today we will kill you’. He (the robber) started to kick me at my ribs but I also managed to stab him with my knife at his ribs and that was when the others rushed to me and started to hit me.
“I managed to escape and ran to the army camp when the armies arrived and they started to exchange gunshots.”
Jallow sustained series of injuries on his head and other parts of his body.
Mr Coker, the pharmacy owner, said: “I was not around when the armed robbers came; I was at Serekunda health centre but my daughter, Anna Coker, who was in the compound in Essau called me, saying ‘dad please help me alarm the police; I can’t talk that much, there are armed robbers in the compound right now.’”
“I phoned Barra police station but could not get through the line. I then called one of my friends who is an immigration officer at Denton Bridge to help contact Barra station.
“But he called back to say Barra police said they did not have fuel to go to the scene. Later, my daughter managed to call one of her ECOMIG (Ecowas soldiers in Gambia) friends who, together with some Gambian soldiers, came to rescue them but the moment they arrived, they started to exchange gunshots with the armed robbers.”
‘Swift police response’
However, the public relations officer of the police said as soon as Barra police station received information about the armed robbery, the men prepared and left for the scene.
“When Barra station got the information, some officers prepared and left for the scene but when the robbers saw them coming, they fired at them,” PRO Inspector Foday Conta said. “Because the police had no gun, they had to take cover, meaning they hide so that the bullet would not hit them. They then called the military.”
However, he confirmed that by the time the police arrived, the armed robbers were apparently done – they had broken the safe and taken the money already.
He continued: “But the coming of the police delayed the departure of the armed robbers, they could not go out because maybe they were not sure whether the police were armed or not. When the police took cover, they called the army and when the soldiers came, there was exchange of fire between them and the armed robbers.
“But unfortunately, because of the darkness of the night, the robbers left the scene and the army could not trace them.”
Conta said at the scene, the police recovered unspecified number of empty bullet case of single barrel gun (local gun) which was used by the armed robbers and empty bullet case of AK47 that was used by the men of the armed forces.
One of the robbers, he said, was injured as evidenced by the bloodstain after the attackers left.
“The police tried to follow the bloodstain but it could not lead them to anywhere and so far, no suspect has been arrested,” the police PRO said.
Author: Lamin Jahateh & Ousman A Marong
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/gunmen-attack-pharmacy-in-essau
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 08 Aug 2017 : 16:41:58
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Here is the same story from The Daily Observer dated 7th August
"approximately 150 metres from the Essau police checkpoint". states The Point
"is about 15meters away from the combined security checkpoint at Essau." States The Daily Observer !
This is a big difference,who is correct ? or maybe just a "TYPO"
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Armed Robbers Strike Again Beat Watchman at Essau
August 7, 2017 editor 0 Comments
In the early hours of Friday, at around 2 a.m., armed robbers attacked Hajojara Pharmacy at Essau in the North Bank Region (NBR) and reportedly beat its night watchman, sources say.
According to our sources, the night watchman, Modou Bah, was seriously beaten by the said armed robbers and he sustained injuries on his head. Mr. Bah was hospitalised at the Essau Health Centre at the time of gathering the report.
In the meantime, the armed robbers made away about D10, 000 from the pharmacy but there was no clue as to whether any drug was taken away.
Another source disclosed that when the armed robbers arrived at the pharmacy at the time of the attack, there was a gun sound being heard.
The Hajojara Pharmacy, they revealed, is owned by one James Coker of Banjul.
The people of the area revealed that the pharmacy is about 15meters away from the combined security checkpoint at Essau. They thus called on the authorities concerned to help and remedy the rampant of armed robbery in the region.
Security personnel in the region have launched a search in the region but no arrest was made so far.
Since January to August 2017, there have been series of armed robberies that occurred in this region. Places that were attacked include: Kerr Pateh in Central Badibou, Sare Gumalo of Upper Badibou, Fass Ngaja Choi and Kerr Katim all in NBR.
Our sources in NBR added that the communities that were attacked previously where within the border villages of the region, however, this very recent one was said to occur within the heart of the region which has caused concern for the people of the region.
In a recent meeting with the new inspector general of police who was on a nationwide familiarization tour, the regional Governor Alhagie
https://observergm.com/armed-robbers-strike-again-beat-watchman-at-essau/
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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LOCAL GUN, used in ROBBERY !
