Former ruling party APRC has expressed concern over state of insecurity in the country describing the country ‘now the epicentre of criminality’.
The party’s concern comes amid rising crimes like killings, rape, shoplifting and knife stabbing and their related crimes.
Last month the police launched a joint security patrol in a bid to curb crimes within the greater Banjul, resulting in the arrest of more than two hundred suspected criminals. Some of the suspects await appearance in a court of law while those found innocent had been released.
Despite the joint security patrol, thousands of Gambians want more to be done by the authorities to keep the country safer as they would head to the presidential election in December 2021.
Opposition APRC twitted to express concern over the situation and accused critics of committing the same crimes and put blames on former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who now lives in exile in Equatorial Guinea, 22-year rule.
“The Gambian State is suffering a total collapse. We’re now the epicenter of criminality in the sub-region. Broad daylight fraud from Ministers/Lawyers at Ministry of Justice, and multiple murders daily,” the party twitted, adding “Under Jammeh, they’ll commit same crimes and blame him and security forces.”