Sunday, April 20, 2025

Breaking: Violence between Gida Sukuta and Madina Talokoto leaves scores injured as police arrest suspects

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Police have reportedly arrested a number of people after violence between Kombo East villages of Gida Sukuta and  Madina Talokoto left scores injured.

The youth of the two villages pelted stones at one another Friday evening amid a huge row over a land area.

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One person familiar with the issue told The Fatu Network violence started began after the youth of Gida Sukuta allegedly demolished a fence at a disputed land area the people of Madina Talokoto use as football field. Both villages have laid claim to the land and have been at daggers drawn for long.

Police in Banjulinding have detained a number of people mostly from Gida Sukuta, one person said.

Police spokesman Lamin Njie could not be immediately reached for comment.

 

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