Bataille rangée à Touba : La police de Ndamatou met fin au Thiant, 20 arrestations
The fervor of religious chants abruptly gave way to violence on Tuesday, April 14th, in the Mbadianéne neighborhood. What was meant to be a moment of reflection and devotion turned into a widespread clash between two groups of young people, requiring the forceful intervention of law enforcement, according to Seneweb sources close to the prosecutor's office.
A trance that sparked the hostilities
Everything changed when a young man named BGDiouf, a 25-year-old driver, showed up at the Thiant ceremony and suddenly fell into a trance. Faced with this situation, the organizers firmly asked him to leave, but his friends refused to comply and rebelled.
Tensions quickly escalated when the group that came to support the young man began throwing projectiles towards the other side, triggering a violent altercation.
A swift police intervention
Alerted by the disturbance, police officers from the Ndamatou district police station immediately entered the neighborhood. An initial operation resulted in the arrest of nine individuals residing in Mbadianéne: G.Niang, a 22-year-old driver; SFDiouf, a 20-year-old carpenter; T.Badiane, a 19-year-old apprentice; M.Niang, a 21-year-old merchant; B.Niang, a 23-year-old farmer; C.Béye, a 20-year-old mason; D.Béye, a 24-year-old tailor; M.Badiane, a 19-year-old student; and D.Fall, a 21-year-old driver.
During their interrogation, they admitted their involvement in the events.
Identifying the main instigator
The investigation continued and led to the arrest of eleven other suspects residing in the Keur Baye Lat neighborhood. These include S. Diakhaté, a 20-year-old farmer; A. Fall, a 22-year-old mechanic; A. Diop, a 21-year-old mason; F. Tine, a 19-year-old apprentice; BZ Fall, a 23-year-old merchant; BLTine, a 20-year-old farmer; MCTine, a 22-year-old tailor; D. Tine, a 24-year-old driver; BZ Tine, a 21-year-old mason; and the driver BG Diouf. The latter was formally identified by his companions as the instigator of the brawl, with his relatives stating that he has a habit of disrupting religious ceremonies by feigning trances.
Although no injuries were officially reported, the authorities decided to take firm action to maintain public order. Presented yesterday, Friday, before the prosecutor at the Diourbel High Court, the 20 suspects were remanded in custody on charges of public brawl, mutual death threats, violence and assault, as well as endangering the lives of others. They are now in jail awaiting trial.
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