Gambia: Police, Army Withdraw Troops From Serrekunda Market

Police and army detachments at the Serrekunda Market have been withdrawn and business continuous as usual.

The detachments of these security personnel came after demonstration by vendors of the Serrekunda Market following the death of their colleague, Ousman Darboe. It is the belief of the vendors that Darboe's death came as a result of police maltreatment while he was detained at the Anti-Crime Unit. The people demonstrated showing distress about the manner their colleague was allegedly handled. As a result, they came into confrontation with the police.

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