The initial deployment to Kerr Pateh of a platoon comprising 30 troops of Gambia National Army was completed a short while ago, army spokesman Lamin Sanyang has confirmed to The Fatu Network.
Border village Kerr Pateh in the North Bank Region has in the past weeks become notorious for armed robbery, with the criminals believed to be Senegalese.
The army said on Monday “in response to a request by civil authority to deploy our personnel in Kerr Pateh, the Gambia Armed Forces launched Operation FOX HUNT to defend and protect lives and properties of Gambians in this area of the border”.
“The Gambia National Army has been tasked to deploy troops to the area and to conduct vigorous patrols within the general area of Kerr Pateh in order to completely deter the armed robbers from harassing members of the community; and to allow economic and social activities to thrive without hindrance,” the army said in a statement.
A platoon comprising 30 personnel led by Lt Mamat Jobe from 2 Infantry Battalion in Farafenni have now been deployed to Kerr Pateh.
