Gambia: Teacher Gets 20 Years in Prison for Rape

[AllAfrica - Africa] - 29/01/2026

[The Point] Justice Ngui Mboob of the High Court at Kanifing on the 22nd January, 2026, convicted and sentenced Ansumana Ceesay, a teacher, to 10 years' imprisonment on count one for the offence of rape contrary to Section 3 (1) (a) and punishable under Section 4 ( 1 ) (bb) of the Sexual (…)

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