{"id":86930,"date":"2025-09-28T06:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/veteran-journalist-urges-probe-into-omar-badjies-death"},"modified":"2025-09-28T07:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T07:01:56","slug":"veteran-journalist-urges-probe-into-omar-badjies-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/veteran-journalist-urges-probe-into-omar-badjies-death","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Journalist Urges Probe into Omar Badjie\u2019S Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Veteran journalist Demba Ali Jawo has called on the Gambia Police Force to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the death of Omar Badjie, who reportedly died in Mandinary after an encounter with police.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Kerr Fatou, Jawo stressed the need for both clarity and accountability, given the conflicting accounts from police authorities and local residents.\u201cWe expect a postmortem; probably the doctors will be able to determine what actually killed the person. A lot of other things are possible, so I think a postmortem needs to be done in this particular case, and also, there should be a proper investigation on this side,\u201d Jawo said.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the credibility of the police is at stake. \u201cAll these things are very important as far as the credibility of the police is concerned,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, Badjie collapsed after falling during a chase, lost consciousness, and later died at the hospital. Villagers, however, strongly dispute this account, alleging that he was beaten to death by officers.<\/p>\n<p>Jawo warned that the incident risks further eroding public trust in the police, especially in light of recent accusations of misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently, we have had a lot of allegations against the police. If the police seem to be sliding back to what they used to be accused of during the Jammeh era, definitely it is not a good omen for the credibility of the police in this country,\u201d he cautioned.<\/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. Veteran journalist Demba Ali Jawo has called on the Gambia Police Force to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the death of Omar Badjie, who reportedly died in Mandinary after an encounter with police. 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