The youths of the Village of Talokoto in Kombo East District received with unbearable shock that their football pitch fence which was erected on the 5th of June 2021 through community intervention was allegedly demolished by envious youths namely Saikou Badjie and  Sainey Jammeh from a nearby village of Gidda Sukuta between the hours of 16:00 hours and 17:00 hours respectively.

According to Malang Badjie, the vice chairperson of Talokoto sports committee expressed that he received this shocking news from one of the villagers whilst he was on his way to watch football tournament in one of the nearby villages which he had to cancel to visit the incident scene to verify the authenticity of the story. He added that he took the picture of the fallen fence as photo evidence which he later tendered to the community elders which include the village Alkalo. He further expressed that an entourage was formed which was composed of different age sets to extend the matter to the Giborro Police station to open a probe into the matter.

He revealed that the two suspect namely Sainey Jammeh and Saikou Badjie all from Gidda Sukuta confronted one of the village youth from Talokoto who went to the scene to take photo of the demolished fence as evidence  who spited  by telling him not to only  show the picture to the village Alkalo also  the Serfo of the District .

Mr Malang Badjie, who confirmed that the dou were arrested by the police and investigation was launched into the matter as the matter is transferred into the hands of the Criminal Investigation Department of Giboro police station but he was quick  to react that since the date of reporting to now nothing has been said by the police. He added that, due to the slow pace of the investigation into the matter, the villagers want to form a delegation to the police station to ask them what is dragging the matter as they are running out of patience.

The community of Talokoto claimed that they are the rightful owner of this football pitch based on humanitarian grounds but they do share with Gidda Sukuta as they possessed the lease document of the said football field.

 

By: Alkali Cham