Wakhinane Nimzatt : Comment le lutteur Bébé Diène et ses complices ont été démasqués
The investigation into a vast civil registration fraud network has seen a dramatic acceleration with the referral of wrestler Bébé Diène and several others to the Pikine-Guédiawaye prosecutor's office. In a detailed report submitted to Prosecutor Saliou Dicko, the Dakar Urban Security Unit (SU) outlines the mechanisms of a system for manufacturing and using counterfeit civil registration documents, which enabled several individuals to improperly obtain Senegalese administrative documents.
The starting point
This concerns an anomaly detected in the civil registry files. According to the investigation, on May 4, 2026, the Directorate of File Automation (DAF) provided the Special Investigation Unit (SU) with several individuals involved in a fraudulent scheme concerning irregular civil registration documents. Initial investigations revealed that the wrestler known as Bébé Diène, identified as Amadou Cheikhou Diallo, a Guinean national, had fraudulently obtained a Senegalese birth certificate under the name Mamadou Thiam. The document in question bore the number 4028 from the year 1997, a number already assigned to another person in the national databases. This duplication immediately alerted the authorities to the existence of organized fraud affecting the civil registry system.
The investigation led police to the civil registry office in Wakhinane Nimzatt. There, investigators say they discovered a parallel register deemed irregular. According to the official report, this register was neither numbered, initialed, nor closed, and lacked any official authentication. Police also reported missing pages and inconsistent numbering.
Following a court order, the register was seized. Its analysis confirmed the existence of a structured system designed to produce false birth certificates for individuals seeking to illegally regularize their immigration status. Investigators assert that, thanks to these forged documents, several beneficiaries were able to obtain national identity cards, passports, certificates of nationality, diplomas, and other administrative documents.
The confessions of wrestler Bébé Diène
Placed in police custody, Bébé Diène confessed to the crime during questioning. The wrestler admitted that the birth certificate used to obtain his Senegalese national identity card was fraudulent. He stated that he was of Guinean nationality, born to Guinean parents, before explaining that he had taken this step in order to pursue a career in Senegalese wrestling. According to his statements, obtaining a wrestling license required the presentation of a Senegalese identity document.
According to the police report, Bébé Diène implicated his guardian, Boubacar Thiam, and the head of his wrestling stable, Meïssa Diaw, also known as Boy Kaïré. He claims they assisted him with administrative procedures, even going so far as to present themselves as his adoptive parents. The wrestler also maintains that he was reassured about the absence of legal repercussions, as Boubacar Thiam explained that a supposed adoption would allow him to obtain Senegalese citizenship.
The role of Boubacar Thiam
When questioned, Boubacar Thiam acknowledged being the guardian of the wrestler he considers his adopted child, while admitting that no legal adoption proceedings had been initiated. He admitted to providing his own identity document and that of his wife for the necessary paperwork. However, he denied personally going to the civil registry office, placing the responsibility for the formalities on the deceased Mor Niang. He also stated that he acted in good faith after receiving assurances that the procedure was legitimate.
The revelations about the fake 1997 register
The investigation also targeted Amadou Diallo, alias "Nini," a civil registrar in Wakhinane Nimzatt since 2009. When questioned by investigators, the deputy mayor admitted to the existence of a forged register dating from 1997, which he claimed was used to create fraudulent birth certificates. He attributed its creation, however, to a former civil registrar who is now deceased. Despite his denials regarding the specific case of Bébé Diène, Amadou Diallo admitted to signing several birth certificates from this disputed register, notably those concerning Boubacar Ba, Codou Guèye, and Amy Niang. The police believe this admission demonstrates indirect involvement in validating irregular documents.
Beneficiaries with diverse versions
The hearings of the other individuals arrested revealed several methods used to obtain the incriminating documents. Some, like Mame Diarra Guèye, stated that they paid intermediaries to obtain birth certificates, sometimes altering their year of birth. Others, such as Boubacar Ba, admitted to using parallel channels for payment to obtain late birth certificates. Amy Niang, Fatoumata Barry, Coumba Diallo, and Fatou Fall, for their part, described irregular procedures while maintaining that they were unaware of the fraudulent nature of the documents they obtained.
What Boy Kaïré told investigators
The renowned wrestling stable manager Meïssa Diaw, also known as Boy Kaïré, was also questioned as a witness. He admitted to advising the wrestler to obtain an identity document to be able to compete in the arena, but denied any involvement in administrative fraud. According to investigators, the investigation has not yet yielded sufficient evidence against him. However, the police are leaving his potential involvement to the discretion of the public prosecutor.
As part of the investigation, several documents were placed under seal. These include Wakhinane Nimzatt's 1997 civil registry entry and the national identity card issued to Bébé Diène under the false identity of Mamadou Thiam. Investigators also attempted to retrieve the wrestler's wrestling license. His manager, Mbaye Diagne, informed them that the document is currently with the Wrestling Federation due to contractual obligations related to a scheduled fight against the wrestler Zarco.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the officers of the Urban Security Division brought the accused before the prosecutor's office in Pikine-Guédiawaye. They are being prosecuted for the offenses of criminal conspiracy, forgery and use of forged public documents, false declarations to the civil registry, unlawful acquisition of administrative documents, and complicity in these offenses.
The chief prosecutor has decided to send the case for further investigation. A firm will be appointed to open the judicial inquiry.
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