Sounds like a new "witch hunt" strategy to me.

Jabou

In a message dated 5/17/00 3:31:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< Is this some new collaboration between 'patriotic citizens' among students
and the police.

       It really beats me!

       Malanding Jaiteh



       Student agent provocateur arrested


 Alagie Bah, 22, a student from Foni Bondali, was detained Friday at the
Bakaloho Skills Centre Tabakoto as he was allegedly inciting students to go
on a demonstration on Monday, May 15.

 The police crime management coordinator, Jai Sowe, told Daily Observer  that
Bah went to the school three times to exhort the students to go on a
demonstration on Monday.  He said a 'patriotic citizen'  reported the matter
to the Bundung police station.

 Bah was arrested when he returned to collect his bicycle which he left at
the school, the police said.

 Mr Sowe said Bah named Ousman Badjie, Yaya Conteh and Abdoulie Sey as
non-students who supported  him in his errand.

 The accused, Alagie Bah, told our reporter in his Kairaba police station
cell that he repented his action.

 "It is evil forces which got me involved in such actions," he said.

 Mr Bah accused certain people from Bundung Bantaba as offering him D50 to go
into schools to call for the demonstration.

 The police spokesman, Abdoulie Sanyang, told Daily Observer the police are
investigating the matter.

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