Senegal: 188 people arrested for stealing people’s cattle

Senegalese security in Mbacke region arrested 188 between 2020 and 2021 for stealing people’s cattle.

Cattle rustling is a serious issue in Senegal and Senegalese gendarmerie and police recorded 361 cases of cattle theft with 188 people arrested, according to Le Soleil (The Sun).

According to Captain Gueye of the Gendarmerie and Commissioner Moussa Faye of the Touba Police, 150 animals were returned to their owners, the newspaper reported.