{"id":84939,"date":"2025-08-28T16:03:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:20:57","slug":"gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release","title":{"rendered":"Gagigo Condemns Detention of Protesters, Calls for Immediate Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>A prominent Gambian economist and political commentator, Ousman Gagigo has strongly condemned the arrest and detention of over 20 youth protesters, calling on the government to release them immediately.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The protesters, who were arrested on Friday and Monday during demonstrations against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority\u2019s (PURA) decision to set a price floor for mobile data services, remain remanded at Mile II Central Prison. Their arrests have sparked widespread criticism, with Gagigo joining the growing list of voices opposing the government\u2019s handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, it is not always straightforward to recognize when one is on the wrong side of history,\u201d Gagigo said in a public statement. \u201cThe fact that the government would detain youth activists protesting against the PURA price floor shows just how out of touch it is with the concerns of average Gambians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gagigo described the government\u2019s actions as serving \u201cspecial interests\u201d rather than the people, stating that the price floor policy has little to do with improving telecom services and more to do with protecting connected businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese detained Gambian patriots were protesting against misguided regulation and corruption&#8230; What they were fighting for and still continue to fight for is justice for their compatriots,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Calling the arrests unjust, Gagigo praised the protesters\u2019 sacrifice and patriotism, stating they \u201cdeserve our utmost support and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, urged President Adama Barrow\u2019s administration to \u201cdo the right thing\u201d and release the detainees. He added, \u201cHigh-level officials of this regime can learn a great deal from these youths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. A prominent Gambian economist and political commentator, Ousman Gagigo has strongly condemned the arrest and detention of over 20 youth protesters, calling on the government to release them immediately. The protesters, who were arrested on Friday and Monday during demonstrations against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority\u2019s (PURA) decision to set a price [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":84937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-84939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gagigo Condemns Detention of Protesters, Calls for Immediate Release - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A prominent Gambian economist and political commentator, Ousman Gagigo has strongly condemned the arrest and detentio ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gagigo Condemns Detention of Protesters, Calls for Immediate Release\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A prominent Gambian economist and political commentator, Ousman Gagigo has strongly condemned the arrest and detentio ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-28T16:03:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-28T17:20:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1756388987.974337.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gagigo Condemns Detention of Protesters, Calls for Immediate Release\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-28T16:03:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-28T17:20:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release\"},\"wordCount\":275,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1756388987.974337.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gagigo-condemns-detention-of-protesters-calls-for-immediate-release\",\"name\":\"Gagigo Condemns Detention of Protesters, Calls for Immediate Release - 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