Urges IGP to Fish Out Name’s Origin
By: Nyima Sillah
Senior All People’s Party (APP) official Alagie Cham has called on the Iispector General of Police SeedyMukhtar Touray to launch a manhunt for the individual, who named Kush after the Gambian Olympian Gina Bass.
Mr. Cham, popularly referred to as Sir Jackal, maintained that the naming of the strong and deadly hallucinogenic drug after the Gambia’s track sensation, is tantamount to character soiling, saying Gina has raised the Gambian flag high in the international sporting arena. The former army sergeant said Gina should be encouraged by every citizen instead of associating her with a name that will berate her career.
“This [naming Kush after Gina] alone can give her depression if she is not strong. The IGP should trace the person, who first gave this name to Gina and take him or her to court. Gina is raising the flag of the country across the world. We should be proud of her and pray for her in her career but we should not bring obstacles in her life. That’s enmity,” Cham told The Voice in an interview on Tuesday.
Kush & Security Management
The former senior non-commissioned officer of the rebaptized Gambia National Army attributed the prevalence of Kush in the country to what, he called, poor security. Former sergeant Cham said Kush is being imported into the country because of a lack of robust security.
He alleged that the government “is aware” that most Kush importers are Sierra Leonean nationals.
Cham added that the government’s awareness of the origin of the players in the Kush importation should prompt it to eject from the country all Sierra Leoneans found culpable of involvement in Kush trafficking.
“The President and his government have the right to do that [deportations] if they have evidence that this is coming from that country and should immediately ban the people dealing with this substance,” he asserted.
He opined that border security should be tightened, adding that everyone, who wants to come into the country, should be thoroughly screened at all the border entry points.
According to Cham, Kush is mostly consumed bydepressed and unemployed people.
“And in the process, some of them kill themselves unknowingly. The government should be blamed for itsfailure to take an immediate stand on the [Kush]issue. They are not taking any stand on this issue and we are all seeing what Kush is doing to our youth. You will never see the son of the president, permanent secretary, or minister involved in Kush use and abuse. If they put mechanisms in place and played their role as expected, this matter could have been remedied from the beginning,” he stated.