Police on Sunday railed at an act of savagery meted out to a man after he was accused of being a thief.
A video emerged this weekend online of a man tied to a tree and being tortured during an interrogation session by a mob. The incident reportedly happened in URR.
Police released a statement Sunday saying: “The Inspector General’s Office hereby notifies the public that it’s officers in Basse area have followed up on a video circulating on social media, in which a guy speaking in the fula dialect was tied with a rope on a tree and tortured for allegedly stealing cattle.
“Such barbaric act has no place in any civilized society and of course not in the Gambia.
“While the alleged offence is under investigation, the public is informed that all the perpetrators of the torture are currently under police custody being processed for prosecution.
“Members of the public are strongly cautioned to desist from taking the law into their own hands and report all crime related matters to the police for appropriate actions.
“The usual cooperation and understanding of the public is highly solicited.”
It comes a day after Madi Jobarteh called on the police to ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.
“Wherever this happened in the Gambia must be investigated by the IGP so that the torturers are brought to justice ASAP. Mob justice is criminal and illegal,” Mr Jobarteh had said.
