Riot police descended on protesters without warning shortly after they began marching to Westfield demanding the release of late UDP supporter Ebrima Solo Sandeng.
UDP leaders and general members on 16 April 2016 took to the streets a day after one of their respected members got murdered while under custody. The protesters got blocked by police shortly after they left UDP leader Ousainou Darboe’s house.
Speaking to the TRRC on Thursday, Sukai Dahaba who took part in the protest explained how the uncompromising police descended hard on them.
“They fired teargas and people started running. But Ousainou and others were saying, ‘give us Solo, dead or alive’. Some were having guns, some have pipe-like things. They hit Ousainou on his head and ripped it open and blood started coming from it,” she testified.
Asked whether there was any prior warning by police and whether the police were in any mood to find out what they were up to, she said: “No. They came down and then descended on us.”
