Baa Saja & Jawo, I have also made my enquiries but the content of Pa's posting captioned as above has not been confirmed. Indeed, I agree with you Saja, because in this struggle, Truth cannot be compromised. The Struggle Continues! Omar Joof >From: Alieu Darboe <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [SPAM] - Re: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS >CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT - Sending mail >server found on relays.ordb.org >Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:56:04 -0000 > >Suma Nijai, > >Do you mean to say that the reported scenes described in Pa`s forwarded >story are true? Not as far as I know. I have been around town for three >weeks now since I returned from Nairobi, but I have not heard, read, >overheard, etc , any story like the one Le Soleil purportedly reported. > >Suma Nijai, that story is not true at all, and do not get me wrong. In >fact, Pa is my senior brother from Niamina, hence my concern about the type >of stories he posts. I am who I was... If that makes any sense to you! > >We are in the struggle together, but we must conduct that with tact and use >facts, only facts, to advance the Common Man`s cause. Otherwise, the >grounds under our feet may crumble, and the struggle will suffer. > >So please dispose of that story... > >Baa Saja. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of omar joof >Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:26 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [SPAM] - Re: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED >FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT - Sending mail server found on relays.ordb.org > >Baa Saja, >What are these: > > " I am just hearing about this for the first time even though I am an >active Gambian as far as > politics and current affairs are concerned"; > > " As a journalist you need to interrogate every information that comes >your way before sharing > with your readers." >I suppose you have just returned to town from Bureng! >What!!!!!! >Omar Joof. > > > >From: Alieu Darboe <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED > >FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT > >Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:31:15 -0000 > > > >Pa Ndery and All of you on the L, > > > >The story said to have been reported by Le Soleil has no truth in it as >far > >as I know. I am just hearing about this for the first time even though I >am > >an active Gambian as far as politics and current affairs are concerned. > > > >Pa, I have advised you previously that seek confirmation before you > >circulate stuff by other news providers. You are a Gambian what stopped >you > >from re-confirming this story.NO SUCH THING HAS HAPPENED HERE IN THE > >GAMBIA, NO DEMONSTRATTION,NO SHOOTING,NO DEATHS AND NO INJURIES. You can > >even try confirming some stories through your younger brother, who is >also > >trying here as a newspaper reporter, or use other sources. As a >journalist, > >you need to interrogate every information that comes your way, before > >sharing with your readers. > > > >Finally, I want to commend you for your other postings that are immensely > >useful, and great news for me.And I have no reason to believe what you > >posted was malicious. > > > >GRACIAS > > > >Alieu Badara > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pa Nderry M'bai > >Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:57 AM > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING > >INCIDENT > > > >NEWS > >TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT >IN > >THE GAMBIA > >BY STAFF WRITER > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >September 14, 2005 > >At least two people were confirmed death, six others critically injured >on > >Sunday in Kanifing following attempts by Gambia's police to disperse > >demonstrators, who protested the exorbitant ferry tariffs introduced by >The > >Gambian government, a Senegalese prominent newspaper called Lesoleil > >reported on Tuesday. > > > >According to reports reaching the ALLGAMBIAN online newspaper, the > >demonstrators were handled with an iron hand by Gambia's police, which > >resulted the deaths of two Gambians and six others critically injured. > > > >A lead story carried by the Lesolei Newspaper says, the protesters who >were > >victims of police brutality and heavy handedness demanded that the much > >talked about exorbitant ferry Tariffs, which provoked The >Gambia/Senegalese > >border crisis be reduced in the interest of sub-regional trade. > > > >The paper reported that a Gambian student and a carpenter died during the > >confrontation, which also left ten Gambian police officers slightly > >injured. > > > >"Shortly after the fracas, The Gambia's police reportedly went ahead > >arresting demonstrators, who were said to be simply calling for the > >reduction of tariffs at the ferries. They also called for free movement >of > >goods and people, as was gathered by the correspondent of APS "Agent >Presse > >Senegalese" news network" the Lesoleil reported. > > > >According to sources quoted by the Lesoleil Newspaper, on August 19Th, >the > >inhabitants of Basse, a border town which is situated 12 killometers on >the > >east side of Welligara Senegal, also demonstrated calling for the > >"normalisation of transportation" between Senegal and The Gambia. > > > >"The Gambian population in the following towns that are bordering with > >Senegal-Bansang, Brikama, Soma, Basse, etc had postponed their own side >of > >the demonstration in observance of The Zambia/Senegal football match, >that > >took place on September 3, 2005. They have promised to remain in >solidarity > >with the demonstrators until all tariffs are normalised." the paper > >intimated. > > > >Meanwhile, according to the paper, local Imams in the area have appealed > >for > >calm. They urged the demonstrators to remain calm, while urging The >Gambian > >authorities to reestablish dialogue with Senegal, in order to find a > >lasting > >solution to the month long border crisis between the two countries. >Reports > >say tiny Gambia had been paralysed economically by the border impasse, as > >the country was said to have witnessed a dramatic reduction on ferry > >revenue > >collections. Neighbouring Senegal had insisted that it will not settle >for > >anything other than ferry tariff reduction. The border impasse still > >remained unchanged. > > > >The Gambian government had not yet reacted to the said story, which is a > >subject of discussion in the streets of Senegal. The ALLGAMBIAN online > >newspaper, received numerous mails from concerned Gambians Tuesday, >urging > >us to investigate the Sunday shootings, which reportedly left two people > >dead and six others critically injured. Following this tip off, we >embarked > >on a vigorous investigations to ascertain the veracity of the story. >While > >local sources confirmed hearing such reports, Senegal's Lesoleil >Newspaper > >in a story confirmed the said shooting did indeed took place in The >Gambia. > > > >Below is the unedited story of the Lesoleil Newspaper on The Gambian > >shooting incident. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >GAMBIE : Manifestations pour la baisse des tarifs du bac : deux morts et > >six > >blessés gambiens > > > >Des manifestations réprimées par la Police gambienne ont fait deux morts >et > >six blessés graves, dimanche dans les villes de Sérécounda et de Kanifing > >où > >plusieurs personnes réclamaient la baisse des tarifs du bac de Farafégné. > > > >Selon des sources proches de la Police frontalière sénégalaise à Kolda > >(Sud), un étudiant et un menuisier ont trouvé la mort dans les > >affrontements > >avec la Police gambienne dont une dizaine de ses éléments ont été > >légèrement > >blessés. > > > >La Police a, en plus, procédé à des arrestations parmi les manifestants > >qui, > >outre le retour aux anciens tarifs du bac, réclament la circulation sans > >entrave des personnes et des biens, a appris le correspondant de l'Aps à > >Kolda auprès des mêmes sources. > > > >Le 19 août dernier, les habitants de Bassé, une ville frontalière à 12 km >à > >l'est de Vélingara (Sénégal) avaient manifesté pour réclamer « la > >normalisation » du transport entre le Sénégal et la Gambie. > > > >Les populations gambiennes des villes frontalières au Sénégal (Bansa, > >Birkama, Soma, Bassé, etc.) qui avaient reporté leur marche à cause du > >match > >Zambie-Sénégal du 3 septembre dernier, promettent de remettre ça jusqu'à > >obtenir le retour aux anciens tarifs du bac. > > > >Les imams, face à cette situation, sont montés au créneau en appelant les > >populations au calme et aux autorités gambiennes à rétablir le dialogue > >avec > >leurs homologues sénégalaises pour un règlement du problème, selon une > >source sûre jointe au téléphone par le correspondant de l'Aps. > > > > > > > >Go To Top > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Copyright © 2004 AllGambian.Net. 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