11 people who were staying at Sam Notaire (Guédiawaye) were apprehended by the police. They are accused of having wanted to carry out terrorist acts.By Dieynaba KANE – 

The police arrested 11 people who allegedly planned “to carry out terrorist acts in the Vdn sector”. The individuals apprehended “were staying in a home in Sam Notaire”. Returning to the information that led to the arrest of these 11 people, the Urban Security exploited information according to which this Friday, August 11, 2023 “a man named Cheikh Diouf made harrows to prepare terrorist acts in Dakar”. According to information from the SU, « the same day, he left Kaolack on a motorcycle, with a large quantity of harrows which would have been made by a certain Bitèye for terrorist acts which were planned for Friday August 11 in Dakar”. According to their supposed plans, « the harrows, as well as gasoline and other products used to make Molotov cocktails were to be distributed to the cells of Pikine, Yoff, Keur Mbaye Fall, Zac Mbao and Rufisque (Group of toll motorway), Parcelles Assainies, Vdn3…”.

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According to the police, “individuals had already left Kaolack, Bignona, Mbacké and The Gambia to join groups heading to the city centre”. This is how, “the investigations carried out made it possible to proceed with the arrest of the named Cheikh Diouf, born in Kaolack, claiming to be a computer graphics student residing in Zac Mbao, Cité Sipres”. “And he was found holding a bag containing several harrows”. According to police information, which quotes him, « he planned to carry out terrorist acts on Friday, in the company of other people to whom he was to distribute these products as well as gasoline, with the aim of compromising the public security ».

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The investigators say that in « his company and on his instructions, the arrest of the named Matar Sall, born in Kaolack, fiber optic technician, domiciled in Keur Mbaye Fall », was carried out. The latter, is said to have, « led a cell and was to receive material and money ». It is within the framework of this investigation that « the arrest of the named Ahmadou Bamba Cissé, born and domiciled in Mbacké » was arrested. The aforementioned “was the coordinator of the acts and had to give instructions to Cheikh Diouf to distribute the material to the different groups”.

In addition, the continuation of the investigations, according to the information, made it possible to proceed with the arrest of the named « Mouhamed Seck called Seydina, born in Kaffrine, claiming to be a student in Arabic, domiciled in Pikine Texaco and, coming from Kaolack.  Yaya Sagna, born in Mpak Ziguinchor, claiming to be a bailiff clerk and residing in Cité Damel (he headed the Parcelles Assainies group), Huber Edouard Mendy, born in Katoure, claiming to be a student in international trade and residing in Sam Notaire, Guédiawaye, he runs the Vdn3 sector”.

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