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Securing the Gamou of Kaolack: 271 people arrested

Auteur: Seynabou Diagne, correspondante Kaolack

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Sécurisation du Gamou de Kaolack :271 personnes interpellées

This year's Gamou will be celebrated tomorrow, in the middle of the rainy season. And the religious cities are always full. To ensure a peaceful Gamou, the police have spared no effort. They have mobilized 1,254 officers, 31 community security officers (ASP), and significant rolling stock, including six armored vehicles, 20 intervention vehicles, 28 personnel carriers, and more.

It has put in place a significant system that has enabled the arrest of 271 individuals. Moreover, Souleymane Ba, the divisional commissioner of Kaolack, during a press briefing held Wednesday at the central police station, emphasized that the police had undertaken several actions before the Gamou.

He also pointed out that a month before the Gamou, the police carried out security operations that were intensified during the last two days of the "Bourde." These operations led to the immobilization of 294 Jakarta motorcycles, 37 vehicles, and the arrest of 271 people, 64 of whom were brought before the regional prosecutor's office of the Kaolack High Court. These actions, the commissioner maintains, must be repeated during and after the Gamou.

Indeed, it should be remembered that the religious city of Medina Baye welcomes millions of individuals of various nationalities, hence the name "international gamou". In this sense, according to Mr. Ba, the security system will be reinforced in religious centers and mainly on the site of Medina Baye and its surroundings.

Auteur: Seynabou Diagne, correspondante Kaolack

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    Défenseur il y a 2 jours

    Devoir accompli ! C'est bien.

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