By Omar Wally
One Baboucarr Manga, a cameraman for Eye Africa TV, was allegedly assaulted by a paramilitary officer while providing media coverage at a meeting organized by teachers for change at Abuko.
Teachers for change is a pressure group formed by teachers in December last year to fight for their rights.Currently about 80% of basic secondary school teachers are on an indefinite sit down strike since Monday, September 17.
Lamin Kanteh, CEO of Eye Africa TV, confirmed the incident to the Fatu Network, saying when PIU officers arrived at the venue, he instructed Manga to leave the hall.
‘Manga left the hall and was standing outside with his camera and tripod, that was when the officer went behind Manga and slapped him.’
When the officer slapped Manga, his colleagues confronted him asking him why he did that, the officers boarded their vehicle and went back. Kanteh confirmed that Manga sustain injuries.
Meanwhile efforts to reach the Police PRO proved futile.
