Recently, the Ministry of Interior with the Centre de Diagnostic et de Recherché en Medecine Moleculaire (CDRMM) one of Africa’s leading scientific molecular center signed a Fourty-Eight Million dollar project in revolutionizing the art of fighting crimes in the Gambia at a ceremony held at its office in Bertil Harding Highway. This is a dream come through in Gambia as its citizens have suffered long from injustice.
According to reports, the project look to ensure proper investigations backed with scientific proofs as well address DNA, balestic, biological investigations, cyber investigation, documents examination that will be conducted at this center. Also, other issues that will be investigated under this project are rape cases, human exhumes examinations, and drug related to produce real evidence.
In reaction to this, the Minister of Interior Mai Ahmad Fatty said the Gambia has been struggling for the past fifty years to achieve significance in the fight against crime, adding that half a century after independence the country has dreamt to achieve this stating that it will not only benefit Gambians but also the whole of Africa.
He further explained that the completion of the project will be a greater mile stone in integrating police services, potential to attract international funding for police forces through cooperation with international security forces and organizations to provide efficient crime prevention mechanisms as well.
Reports further confirmed that the Gambian government has promised to strenghten the safety and security of its people which is why this project is set to be executed. The government has also promised to provide a judicial system that is second to none in Africa.
In addition, Fatty remarked that having this facility in the Gambia will cement a truthful international security organization such as Interpol, FPI, and CIA and will create direct and indirect employment for the Gambian citizens. He also said that the facility will help reduce the crime rate in the country.
Also, Dr. Cheikh Tidane Sy director general Centre de Diagnostic et de Recherché en Mececine Moleculaire CDRMM confirmed that the project will cover a variety of impacts in the Gambia including safety and security. He also said that security now goes with scientific research and technology, adding that security is well represented under this project as it will allow investigations and raise alarm for crimes to serve better justice. This will no doubt leave no offenders unpunished.
Similarly, he further explained the other impacts of this project which he said will be in the medical and scientific field. The same approach that is used in hospitals he revealed will be used to detect early diagnostic diseases and once this project is implemented in the Gambia, no more need for patients to travel outside the country for medical services .
Gambian government has taken safety and security as parts of its priorities. The safety of Gambians is an utmost importance to the government. It has promised to serve Gambians well by strengthening the security service and serving justice. The U.S.$48 million project on crime prevention signed is a million step to fulfilling these promises.
