GOV'T CALLS FOR JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO KILLING OF GAMBIAN IN SPAIN  – The Standard Newspaper

In the Canary Islands, the anger of migrants against the police. Many of them yesterday protested in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria against what they call "the assassination" of Abboulie Bah. This 19-year-old Gambian who was killed by five bullets last Saturday at the airport of Gran Canaria while threatening police officers with a knife. A version rejected by many young migrants and associations that demand justice and transparency.

Gov’t Mourns 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 – Foroyaa Newspaper

The Gambia government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has expressed its profound sorrow over the tragic death of Mr. Abdoulie Bah, a 19-year-old Gambian national, in Las Palmas, Spain, on Saturday, 17 May 2025 Below is the full press release. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad expresses its profound sorrow following the tragic death of Mr. Abdoul…

Migration Activist Raises Concern Over Police Brutality Against Gambians Abroad

By: Nyima Sillah Yahya Sonko, migration activist based in Germany has raised serious concern over police brutality against Gambians living abroad, while calling for urgent intervention from Barrow Administration. Speaking with the Voice Newspaper on Thursday, Sonko appealed for immediate government intervention following a growing number of police brutality cases involving Gambians living abroad. The human rights activist warned that without urg…

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 r𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 to t𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 d𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧 n𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧

According to a formal communication received on the matter, Mr Bah was fatally shot by Spanish police near Gran Canaria Airport following an alleged knife attack on a taxi driver. Preliminary reports indicate that he was in a state of acute mental distress, reportedly suffering from schizophrenia. The Government of The Gambia deeply regrets the loss of a young life under such tragic circumstance and stands in solidarity with Mr Bah’s grieving fa…

GOV'T CALLS FOR JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO KILLING OF GAMBIAN IN SPAIN  – The Standard Newspaper

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has expressed its grave concern to the government of Spain over the shooting to death of a Gambian migrant by Spanish police. Abdoulie Bah, 19, was fatally shot by police near Gran Canaria Airport in Las Palmas, Spain, on Saturday, May 17 following an alleged knife attack on a taxi driver. Abdoulie was reportedly suffering from schizophrenia at the time of the inciden…