Fake journalist in Nguékhokh: man tried over inflammatory video targeting Gendarmerie

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 22, 2026Country: Senegal
Crime & Law
Fake journalist in Nguékhokh: man tried over inflammatory video targeting Gendarmerie

At a Navétanes football match at Nguékhokh municipal stadium, a man posed as a journalist to enter a restricted area and then refused to obey a gendarme. He later posted an inflammatory video targeting the National Gendarmerie on TikTok and WhatsApp. Held at Mbour prison pending trial, he admitted in court that he was not a journalist and had acted in anger. The prosecutor requested a four-month prison sentence, with the ruling expected on October 27.

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