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Gambia: "Arrest of Disabled Persons Ungodly" Says Nudy President

Mar 02,2007 by

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gambia Mr. Ebrima Dibbassey, the President of the National Union of Disabled Youths, condemned the arrest and detention of disabled people by the Police. In an exclusive interview at his office in Churchill Town on Thursday, Mr. Dibbassy told this reporter that what is happening these days is alien to Gambian culture and is ungodly.

Mr. Dibbassy said the Africa we knew was very disabled-friendly. He said since the Police started their arrest of disabled people, various disabled unions have discussed the matter and went to Police Stations to find out why the arrests. He said the matter is being handled at national level. According to him, Mr. Cora the national president of disabled people is handling the matter. He said here in The Gambia, every day people walk into compounds and beg. He said the idea of arresting the disabled should be discouraged as it would not stop people from begging even if thousands are sent to jail for begging.


He called on the government to create avenues for the disabled because none of them likes begging. He said Africell and Gamcel have started engaging some of the disabled by giving them phone cards and lines to sell. He said if government encourages such schemes, including credit unions, begging on the streets will be history on the part of the disabled.

The NUDY president advised the Police to stop the arrest and that those who are arrested and released should not be asked to be reporting to the Police. He said those beggars are begging for their daily survival. He cited instances when some disabled were arrested and detained for a whole day without food until they started begging the Police for food.


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