“Life seems to be treated differently”: Cheikh Omar Diagne reacts to verdict against Modou Ngom

After Modou Ngom was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison in the United States, Cheikh Omar Diagne said the verdict showed that human life is treated as sacred there. He criticized what he sees as a lack of adequate consequences in Senegal for deaths during protests or road accidents. To support his argument, he cited Anaser figures for 2025: 15,407 crashes, 868 road deaths, more than 16,000 victims and 5,592 serious injuries. The article notes that his claim that these deaths go unpunished is his assessment and would need to be checked case by case.