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Monday, September 15, 2008 At least 38 officers of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) were, on Friday, promoted to various ranks, ranging from chief superintendent, superintendent, assistant superintendent to commissioner, at a ceremony held at the Police Headquarters in Banjul. Two officers were promoted to the rank of police commissioner, three others to the rank of deputy commissioner, five to chief superintendent, 10 to superintendent and 18 to the rank of assistant superintendent. The decoration ceremony came following the promotion of the officers, which is largely dependent on dedication, hard work and commitment to duty. Speaking at the ceremony, Ousman Sonko, the secretary of state for Interior, said promotion in the Gambian security services is based on hard work and commitment, but was quick to add that this does not necessarily mean that others are not hard working. However, the Interior SoS urged them to redouble their efforts in order to enjoy the privilege. He also urged the newly promoted officers to be steadfast, dedicated, loyal and support the government by executing their duties fairly and efficiently. “Be aware that all eyes are open and your performance will be measured with regards to your assigned tasks and approach to work,” SoS Sonko added. For his part, Ensa Badjie, Inspector General of Police, said promotion always denotes new responsibilities and challenges, which they are expected to live up to. The IGP maintained that he will not tolerate segregation within the force, fabrication of evidence against each other, disloyalty to the state and “sheep in wolf clothing”. According to him, most of the newly promoted officers will be posted to major stations in the country, with their deputies as chief inspectors and relief-commanders as inspectors and sub-inspectors. Lt. Colonel Yakuba Drammeh, the chief of Army Staff, who deputised for the chief of Defence Staff, advised the promoted officers to work hard and be committed to their duty. Major Lamin B.O Baaji, the director of the National Intelligence Agency and FRI Jammeh, also expressed similar sentiments. Author: by Asanatou Bojang Amdalaye security officers dismissed Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Unimpeachable sources have told the Daily Observer that security officers who were posted at the Amdalaye Border in North Bank Region, have been handed their marching orders with immediate effect. This development was apparently aroused by the recent escape of Charlie Northfield, the managing director of Carnegie Minerals Company Gambia Ltd, who was standing trial for illegally exporting some invaluable minerals. Sources also informed the Daily Observer that the sacked security officers included officers from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Gambia Police Force (GPF), National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), Customs and the Immigration Department. Meanwhile a hybrid of officers from different national security apparatuses have been deployed to the Amdalaye Border to take charge of security there. However, the Daily Observer was informed that investigations into the escape of Mr Northfield were ongoing. Media reports revealed that Mr Charlie Northfield, a British mining engineer, arrived in the UK on September 2. Author: by Assan Sallah Boost for Gambia Police Force
Monday, September 08, 2008 The Gambia Police Force (GPF), on Thursday morning, benefited from a donation of 200 handcuffs and four torchlights from one Mr Raelf Bernard, a Jamaican national and his Gambian counterpart Lamin Saidy, who is based in the UK, at a presentation ceremony held at the police headquarters in Banjul. Ousman Sonko, the secretary of state for Interior, dwelt on the importance of the donated items. He advised the police to put the materials to good use. SoS Sonko also used the opportunity to thank the donors on behalf of President Jammeh, his department and the GPF. In a similar vein, an overwhelmed Ensa Badjie, the Inspector General of Police, described the philanthropists as true and genuine friends of The Gambia Police Force. He revealed that many more gestures are expected in the near future. IGP Badjie went on to say that the gesture will help the police in the execution of their duties. He thanked Lamin Saidy and Raelf Bernard for their efforts. Speaking earlier, Raelf Bernard, said he and his Gambian counterpart (Lamin Saidy) thought it imperative to contribute their quota to national development. He advised the beneficiaries to use the materials wisely and also promised to continue supporting the police force. For his part, Lamin Saidy thanked the police for their efforts in national development. He promised to give new computers to the police force and also create a new website for them. Author: by Assan Sallah Interior SoS urges partnership against child abuse Monday, September 01, 2008 Ousman Sonko, the secretary of state for Interior, has said The Gambia, like many other countries, is faced with challenges in its attempts to combat child abuse in all its forms and therefore called for partnership to combat it. Delivering his keynote statement at the opening of a day-long 2008 Children’s Bantaba organised by the Voice of the Young, a child wing of the Child Protection Alliance (CPA), at the KMC Chambers, SoS Sonko expressed the need for strenuous efforts by all stakeholders in making The Gambia safe for all children. “The creation of a protective and child-friendly environment for children will have to start from home which is the primary sanctuary and heaven for any child. Parents, guardians and care givers in general should bear in mind that their action or inaction will contribute greatly towards what happens to their children when they go out to a community,” he told the children gathering on the theme Creating a protective environment for children in The Gambia: Strength and challenges. Sonko pointed to the evidence of The Gambia government’s commitment under the dynamic leadership of President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, to the fulfillment of the rights of children and ensuring that they are protected from abuse and exploitation. He stated that at the Gambia Police Force (GPF), the government has created a Child Welfare Unit to deal with cases relating to children and had identified police child welfare officers in all major police stations country-wide. However, he expressed his department’s concern with the surge in child abuse cases recently. “My department of state has noted with concern the increasing number of reported cases of child abuse in the newspapers, in particular rape and defilement of children by adults in position of power, trust and responsibility over the children,” he noted, while advising children to always bear in mind that rights come with responsibilities. “The responsibilities you owe to your parents, adults in authority, community, country and the international community must be fulfilled,” the Interior SoS emphasised. Lt Abdoulie Manneh of the CPA Board, challenged parents to discipline children in order to acquire skills and to behave well in society. Lt Manneh assured stakeholders that they will ensure that child exploiters are brought before the law. For his part, Modou Secka, the president of the Voice of the Young, said the forum will no doubt create a platform for children to discuss key issues confronting them in their daily lives. The 2008 Bantaba attracted a least 150 participants from various parts of the country. Author: by Sheriff Janko & Alieu Ceesay GPF Honours Four Personalities
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 As Suku Singhateh Extends Largesse The Gambia Police Force yesterday presented certificates to four outstanding donors for their contribution and commitment to the welfare of the Gambia Police Force. Speaking at the awards ceremony, held at the Police headquarters in Banjul yesterday, IGP Essa Badjie said the four men Momodou Turo Darboe, Hon. Suku Singhateh, Majority leader Fabakary Tombong Jatta, and KMC Mayor Yankuba Colley, deserved recognition and commendation for the tremendous support they have rendered to his institution. IGP Badjie made special reference to the building of Talinding police station that has made it possible to provide the necessary infrastructure to bring service to the doorstep of Talinding and its catchment areas. “ We are cognisant of the support you are rendering and continue to render to the operations of The Gambia Police Force,” he said. The Police boss further pointed out the support that the Kanifing Municipal Council renders to the Police during hard times. “The Gambia Police Force is indeed very grateful for all the good things you have done for us,” he stated. He added that the police would never relent in their drive to fight crime in society. He made special reference to Momodou Turo Darboe who once gave the police an amount of D25,000 in the form of a cheque to help with the construction of the Talinding police station. He also thanked Fabakary Tombong Jatta for providing them with fuel during their times of need. Meanwhile, at the same ceremony, Honourable Abdoulie Suku Signhateh gave a whopping donation of 250 raincoats and boots to the Gambia Police Force as part of his contribution to national development. Author: By Bakary Samateh Source: Pictures: Hon Suku Singhateh (1), Yankuba Colley, KMC Mayor (2), Hon Fabakary Tombong Jatta (3) & Momodou Turo Darboe (4) No extension in peacekeeping- - IGP Badjie declares Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Ensa Badjie, the inspector general of Police (IGP) has said there will be no single extension of peacekeeping mandate for any security outfit in the country. “If your mission ends and you have come back, as far as my tenure as the Inspector General of Police is concerned, there will be no extension of a peacekeeping mission for any single security outfit in The Gambia,” the IGP declared. IGP Badjie made these remarks whilst addressing eight Gambian peacekeeping observers who recently returned from Darfur, Sudan, in a flurry of events at the Gambia Police Force Headquarters, Banjul. IGP Badjie added that he will not allow any form of segregation within the national security outfits, as all the security outfits are serving one leader, President Jammeh and the Gambian people. Loyalty He then added: “You must be loyal to the president and serve the Gambian people; if you cannot be loyal to the president, it’s high time for you leave the service before you get sacked. There will be no compromise for those who are not loyal to the president. Even if you get 20 PhDs, as far as you are not loyal... because as security officers you have to be loyal to the president and your country, The Gambia, and promotions within the security outfits will be based on merit.” He used the opportunity to urge his officers to be cooperative and be always willing to serve the Gambian people, adding that they should also be willing to go wherever they are posted in the country. “If you fail to cooperate you will be sacked,” he warned, drawing comparison to conditions within the Darfur region and other parts of The Gambia. “You are security officers, you must be willing to serve your country and be loyal to the president of the republic,” he stressed, and congratulated the eight officers for serving in the mission. In other developments, IGP Badjie presided over the presentation of certificates to donors of the Gambia Police Force and the closing ceremony of the Inspector Development Course, during which he urged the participants to effectively apply the knowledge and skills acquired to improve their policing duties. Donation On the presentation of 250 rain coats and 250 rain boots donated by Hon Suku Singhateh, the NAM for Lower Baddibu, IGP Badjie welcomed the gesture, describing it as timely considering the fact that the rainy season is here. “The items donated will greatly help the police in their operations, especially at the checkpoints throughout the country,” he said and renewed his call to strengthen community policing as another effective means of curbing crime. He urged the communities to cooperate with the police at all times to achieve a crime-free Gambia, saying that the police cannot do it all alone. The police chief thanked the donor for the gesture and assured him that the items would be put to good use. He seized the opportunity, on behalf of the GPF, to thank all donors and supporters of the Gambia Police Force (GPF). The events were attended by security chiefs, the majority leader of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, and the mayor of KMC, Yankuba Colley, among other dignitaries. Author: by Sanna Jawara Burama Dibba discharged Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Burama Dibba, a former crime management coordinator (CMC) of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) was, yesterday, acquitted and discharged by Senior Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu of Banjul Magistrates Court, following a no-case-to-answer submission by a team of defence counsel. Mr Dibba was acquitted on the charge of giving false information to a public officer (the then IGP Benedict Jammeh) in 2007, that the director of prisons, David Colley, had fed the carcass of a bull to inmates at the prisons and also diverted a satellite dish, which was meant for the prison department to his personal use. Handing down his ruling, Magistrate Olajubutu made reference to the two previous sittings, during which the prosecution called in one witness, the director general of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr Benedict Jammeh. He said the witness impressed the court as a “witness of truth”.“I am therefore forced to compulsorily lead to the inevitable conclusion that the evidence adduced by the prosecution is a clear testimony of the innocence of the accused,” Kayode Olajubutu told the court, adding that “there has been a charge sheet without evidence”. He then continued: “It is based on all the above that I concluded that the no-case submission of the defence counsel succeeded in its entirety. The accused is consequently discharged for want of evidence pursuant to Section 166 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Laws of The Gambia.” Author: by Sanna Jawara GPF Reacts to Curfew Story Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Following our publication yesterday of a story claiming that a curfew had been imposed by a decision of village elders, Gambia Police Force yesterday sent in a rejoinder to clarify the immediate circumstances leading to the issuing of the report from the village. The full text of the clarification is as follows: The Police in Kerewan were on normal patrol at around 01:00 hrs which is a strategy employed by personnel of the Police Intervention Unit to curb crime. They met up with a group of boys who were questioned but could not give a satisfactory reason of their being out up to that time. They were searched and one of them was found with ten (10) wraps of suspected cannabis. As a result they were escorted to the Station, where the one found with the suspected cannabis was charged and the rest were released and warned that if caught again they could be charged for Rogues and Vagabond. Its true that the Imam, Alkalo and elders of Kerewan made a delegation and met the Governor North Bank Region and lodged a complaint that people are being attacked at night and robbed of their properties and youths sitting in the streets smoking cannabis. So they appealed to the Police to intervene. There is no curfew at Kerewan the arrest made has no relation absolutely with the purported curfew. Editor’s Note: The information leading to the publication of the story in question was gathered from sources in the village of Kerewan. The sources, it follows, should have been aware of any routine patrol by police such that they would be able to distinguish between routine and novelty. Source: Picture: IGP Badjie Police recruitment: Aug 6- Aug 14 Monday, August 04, 2008 The Office of the Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) is set to start the selection of potential police recruits in all the adminstrative regions. According to a press release from the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) all applicants who filled the police recruitment form are informed that the police recruitment board members will start a nationwide selection exercise at the following venues, days, dates and times. Applicants are strongly urged to report at Regional governors’ and mayors’ offices. The release however, warned against latecoming which it said will not be accepted. Venues Kerewan, NBR: Wednesday, 6 August 2008, at 10.00 am; Janjangbureh, CRR: Thursday, 7 August, 2008, at 10.00 am; Basse, URR: Friday, 8, August; Mansakonko, LRR; Sunday, 10 August 2008; Brikama, WR: Tuesday, 12 August, 2008, Kanifing KMC Wednesday 13th August 2008 and Banjul, BCC: Thursday, 14 August, 2008 all at 10:00 am. Author: By Sanna Jawara 23 leave for East Timor today Wednesday, July 30, 2008 A platoon of 23 officers of the Gambia Police Force will leave for East Timor in Asia today on a UN peace-keeping mission. The group will replace other Gambian officers, whose one-year term has ended. Addressing the officers at a farewell ceremony held at the GPF headquarters in Banjul, Ousman Sonko, the secretary of state for the Interior, reminded the officers about the responsibility that rests on their shoulders and urged them to be good ambassadors of The Gambia. “As you are leaving for East Timor, respect their [East Timorese] culture and customs. Always live up to expectation and maintain peace amongst yourselves in East Timor,” said SoS Sonko, while further urging them to stick to their assignment. He then thanked President Jammeh for creating the opportunity for Gambian service men and women to take part in foreign peacekeeping operations, since 1994. For his part, Ensa Badjie, the Inspector General of Police, said there has been a significant increase in the number of personnel of the GPF in peacekeeping missions throughout the world. “We all know that it is very difficult to serve in some of the missions but I am very proud to mention that Gambian peacekeepers have already been exceptionally outstanding in all the countries that they have been present. The evaluations and feedbacks we normally receive from all the missions are very pleasant and encouraging,” IGP Badjie said. Turning to the officers, the IGP challenged them all to keep up the good momentum and maintain the standards set. “Therefore, I will urge you to try and protect the good reputation The Gambia is enjoying when it comes to international operations. We expect you to continue flying the Gambian flag very high. When you are there, respect the culture and traditions of your host country. Try to recognise their social norms and values, and respect their religion. If you do [that], I can assure you that you will never have any problem with them,” the police boss added. Lt Col Yakuba Drammeh, the chief of Army Staff, described the mission as a noble one and urged them to work as a team. FRI Jammeh, the adviser of GPF, told the officers to protect life and property, as well as the ways of the East Timorese. Ansumana Sanyang, the contingent commander, asserted that the contingent will live up to expectation. Author: by Omar Wally |
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