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Friday, November 28, 2008
Editorial
Recent years have seen tangible successes in a number of sectors in this country’s development agenda, but even more so are in the area of maintenance of peace and security, which is all the more apparent in the course of resent months.
Our breakthrough in safeguarding this peace and security The Gambia has been synonymous with went largely noticeable because of the absence of it at the global level, with renewed vigour been displayed from all levels of our society. High profile criminal activities have either been aborted or culprits apprehended; something unusual in the policing history of The Gambia in recent years.
Development emerging from the courts has also been quite instrumental in shaping the scene from what it had been for quite some time now - appropriate sentences for crimes. The spate of successes showcased a collaborative effort between the general public and the security forces, and, more crucially, it was all powered by the proclivity of the government of the day for the security of its citizens and the maintenance of peace and stability in the whole of the region and beyond.
Given the trend of insecurity at the global level, it is suffice to say that any semblance of complaisance is bound to dilute whatever relative peace and stability we currently enjoy. This is why we must be on our laurels all the times.
A report we published on our Thursday’s edition, captioned: ‘Armed men strike in Tallinding,’ depicts a real sense of urgency. You should have seen how shaky the young victim, Jereh Marong, appeared.
His story suggests violence perpetuated by people who, it appeared, know something about him; people who probably might have been monitoring him for some time. So these are people who are part of the society, pretending to be part of the civilized world.
Their tactics echoes what we see and hear about in areas that bear all semblance of a failed system. This is something that Gambians should rise up against. We owe it to the nation to salvage its image; that peace that we have been associated with must be safeguarded and maintained.
Recent years have seen tangible successes in a number of sectors in this country’s development agenda, but even more so are in the area of maintenance of peace and security, which is all the more apparent in the course of resent months.
Our breakthrough in safeguarding this peace and security The Gambia has been synonymous with went largely noticeable because of the absence of it at the global level, with renewed vigour been displayed from all levels of our society. High profile criminal activities have either been aborted or culprits apprehended; something unusual in the policing history of The Gambia in recent years.
Development emerging from the courts has also been quite instrumental in shaping the scene from what it had been for quite some time now - appropriate sentences for crimes. The spate of successes showcased a collaborative effort between the general public and the security forces, and, more crucially, it was all powered by the proclivity of the government of the day for the security of its citizens and the maintenance of peace and stability in the whole of the region and beyond.
Given the trend of insecurity at the global level, it is suffice to say that any semblance of complaisance is bound to dilute whatever relative peace and stability we currently enjoy. This is why we must be on our laurels all the times.
A report we published on our Thursday’s edition, captioned: ‘Armed men strike in Tallinding,’ depicts a real sense of urgency. You should have seen how shaky the young victim, Jereh Marong, appeared.
His story suggests violence perpetuated by people who, it appeared, know something about him; people who probably might have been monitoring him for some time. So these are people who are part of the society, pretending to be part of the civilized world.
Their tactics echoes what we see and hear about in areas that bear all semblance of a failed system. This is something that Gambians should rise up against. We owe it to the nation to salvage its image; that peace that we have been associated with must be safeguarded and maintained.
Author: DO
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