Chai! Na wa o! Gambia don intercept plenty people wey wan travel go Europe, as dem catch 782 migrants for different areas this week. Na after one sad and terrible boat accident wey happen for New Year night wey claim 31 lives. Wetin be this na!
According to Siman Lowe, wey be spokesman for Gambia Immigration Department, dem don start operation since January 3, and na so dem manage catch all these would-be migrants. E talk say plenty young people dey try escape from their countries to find better life for Europe, but many times, dem dey suffer for overcrowded and wahala boats.
As e be now, na Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and Mali people wey dey join this journey. Dem don dey increase patrols for areas like Senegal and Mauritania, wey make plenty people shift come Gambia to start their journey. Wetin go happen next?
The Gambia government don notice say dis matter dey waka fast, and dem don activate special teams wey go fit address dis situation sharply. E no go sweet to see many people dey risk their lives especially with all these watery accidents wey don happen for 2025. Everybody need to mind how dem dey travel!
For the last few months, plenty boats don capsized because dem dey overload. For December 31, dem get one serious case wey scatter for night, and no be only that one o! One boat wey carry more than 200 people don still dey missing since December 5. Na serious matter dis wey need address!
Poor migrants dey use Gambia as launch pad because dem no fit pass through the usual routes anymore. E be like say dis route na last option for many wey no get hope for their home countries. Gambia don dey show concern about how dis dey happen, and dem fit dey think of wetin dem go do to stop dis motor wahala!
So, my people, make we dey hear this kind news well well, as e dey show us the reality wey plenty people don dey face for wey dem no suppose dey. Life no suppose be like this, we hope say the leaders go fit find solution to dis matter before e turn to full wahala!
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