“Sonko must be arrested”: Cheikh Bara Ndiaye alerts religious leaders

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 28, 2026Country: Senegal
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“Sonko must be arrested”: Cheikh Bara Ndiaye alerts religious leaders

Arouna Ndoffène Diouf, a Kiiraay party official and former ministerial adviser under Macky Sall, reportedly called for a “solution” regarding Ousmane Sonko and said he should be arrested during a party press conference. Deputy Cheikh Bara Ndiaye condemned the remarks, which the report says targeted Sonko, president of the National Assembly. Ndiaye urged religious authorities and national and international public opinion to respond, arguing that political disagreement cannot justify what he regarded as intimidation or a call for arbitrary arrest.

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