Gambia: Man In Dock for Raping 12-Year-Old Boy –

By: Cecilia E.L. Mendy

Ass Malick Njie, a Qcell security guard, on Tuesday appeared before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh at the High Court in Banjul on Monday for cross-examination in an alleged rape case involving a 12-year-old boy.

The accused, who testified in Mandinka, was facing a charge of rape contrary to Section 3(1) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2013.

Prosecutors alleged that on 5 February 2022, around the QCell building in the Kanifing Municipality, Njie intentionally and under…