Mame Mbaye Niang sues Sonko for 'fraudulent transfer' and demands 500 million!

Author: senenews.comPublished on: April 9, 2026Country: Senegal

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Mame Mbaye Niang sues Sonko for 'fraudulent transfer' and demands 500 million!

Mame Mbaye Niang has filed a lawsuit against Ousmane Sonko in the High Court of Dakar, seeking to annul a transfer he deems fraudulent of a property in Keur Gorgui. The case, examined on April 9, 2026, was postponed to April 22 at the request of Sonko's lawyers. Niang accuses Sonko of transferring the leasehold of a plot of land to several family members to evade the enforcement of a court ruling that ordered him to pay 200 million FCFA for defamation.

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