Gambia: Farmers Denied Bail in Land Dispute Case Amid Fresh Charges

Gambia: Farmers Denied Bail in Land Dispute Case Amid Fresh Charges

A group of men from the village of Nioro Jarrol in the West Coast Region have been remanded at the Mile Two Central Prison after Magistrate M.S. Dem of the Brikama Magistrates' Court granted a prosecution request to deny them bail on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The farmers, accused of violating a district tribunal's order by farming on disputed land, are now facing new charges under the Criminal Offences Act.

Farmers Denied Bail in Land Dispute Case Amid Fresh Charges – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Louise Jobe A group of men from the village of Nioro Jarrol in the West Coast Region have been remanded at the Mile Two Central Prison after Magistrate M.S. Dem of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court granted a prosecution request to deny them bail on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The farmers, accused of violating a district tribunal’s order by farming on disputed land, are now facing new charges under the Criminal Offences Act. The defendants—Alhagie J…