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Gambia: Purported Alkalo Detained
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FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
8 March 2008
Posted to the web 10 March 2008
Fabakary B. Ceesay
One Alkali Jallow of Bantanding Wollof, who was said to be verbally appointed as Alkalo of the said village by Chief Jim Fatma Jobe, was on Sunday 24 February arrested by the police at Ndungu Kebbeh Police Station for involving in cattle business without proper authority.
According to sources, Mr. Jallow was arrested at his house and taken to the police station for interrogation. Sources alleged that Mr. Jallow was said to have sold two cattle and was in possession of another one which had been reported missing for months. Sources added that Mr. Jallow never reported the missing cattle to the legitimate Alkalo of the village and also failed to report the matter to the police for identification purposes.
The police spokesperson, Inspector Sulayman Secka confirmed the arrest and subsequent release of Mr. Alkali Jallow. Inspector Secka stated that their officers received a complaint from one Alieu Badou of Munyagen village that his cattle are missing and that he learnt that Mr. Alkali Jallow of Bantanding Wollof had sold two cattle to one Alieu Jallow of Samba Chargen Village. Mr. Secka noted that Mr. Alkali Jallow was then arrested. Inspector Secka pointed out that Mr. Alkali Jallow was later released and urged to assist the police in their investigations to locate the cattle owners and to report any missing or lost cattle he might have come across to the police or to the village Alkalo.
Mr. Alkali Jallow, has recently been verbally appointed as the Alkalo of Bantanding Wollof in Jokadu district by Chief Jim Fatma Jobe, without following the proper procedures. His eldest cousin brother who is the Alkalo, of Bantanding was said to be verbally removed by the same chief, Jim Fatma Jobe.
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