By Fatou Camara
People of Brufut on Saturday said they were prepared to go to any length to ensure their community land are not taken and used for purposes that don’t serve the interest of the town.
Brufut is among a host of towns in Kombo hit by land problem. The people are accusing the government of being at the centre of the problem.
“What the ministry of local government and lands did to us is very painful, they do not accord us any respect. They act as if they are more powerful than us by trying to take our lands and selling it to private individuals. How can a government be more powerful than those that voted it in?” the town’s VDC Chairman, Pa Lamin Fatty said at a news conference on Saturday.
Another native Lamin Bojang said anyone who attempts to take community land and use it for purposes that are not in the interest of Brufut should be ready to be squared off to by the people.
“Since in the 90s ,the Brufut Strassa field , the CSC Camp and a few other places had long been identified as Brufut community multipurpose centre . Therefore, who ever wants to take these places from us by force should be aware that you are trying something that is way bigger than you,” Lamin Bojang, a former army general and now presidential canditate of Gambia Action Party said.
