Over 150 Gambian Migrants Due home Tomorrow

Over one Hundred and fifty Migrants will return  to Banjul  tomorrow  from Tripoli at around 4 Pm. according to information from the ministry of foreign affairs, international cooperation and Gambian abroad signed by Saikou Ceesay, stated that, this development came on the heels of request made by migrants to be voluntarily repatriated to their native Gambia.  It could recall that, on  4 of April this month 2017 a total of 169 migrants voluntarily returned home. According to the story of  my  colleague Modou Lamin Jammeh stated that,  the returnees  were involve both citizens of The Gambia and Senegal. They also include men and women who were escorted by officials of the International Operation for Migration (IOM).In an interview with the Migrants, Sanna Camara, a native of Talinding, said he left The Gambia since last year, noting that he encountered series of difficulties on his journey. “On my way going, I was illegally arrested, jailed and seriously beaten by unknown armed men in Libya,” he explained.

According to him, he wasn’t forced to return back to home, saying he instead demanded for deportation due to stress, torture and humiliation he was encountering. “Prior to my going, I was working around Jerma Beach, at Senegambia, as a juice seller, which was at least earning me some money to take care of myself.
Fatou Bojang, a native of Bansang and a farmer, disclosed that she embarked on the journey some months ago, and spent two months in prison and one month at the United Nation’s Camp in Libya, waiting to be returned to The Gambia. “We have suffered a lot; you will be beaten daily in prison when you haven’t done anything wrong,” she said.