Gambia Will Not Seek Extradition Of Mastermind Of Tragic Jinack Migrant Boat – The Standard Newspaper

GID Arrests Alleged Mastermind of Fatal Jinack Boat Tragedy

By: Sering Mass Jallow The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) on Friday announced the arrest of the alleged principal suspect linked to the deadly boat incident that occurred off Jinack on 31 December 2025. In a statement, the GID said the arrest followed a joint investigation conducted in collaboration with Senegalese security agencies through coordinated intelligence-sharing efforts. The investigation drew on testimonies from migrants and dat…

Gambia Will Not Seek Extradition Of Mastermind Of Tragic Jinack Migrant Boat – The Standard Newspaper

By Olimatou Coker The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has said it will not seek the extradition of Senegalese national, Ahmadou Cissé, the main organiser of the migrant boat that capsized killing 39 with over 90 still missing. The boat left Jinack Kajatta on 31st December, 2025 with at least 250 migrants on board and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean headed for the Mediterranean. Rescue and recovery operations conducted in The Gambia and Senega…