The Kalagi's Incident- Journalists Warned

After a two day trek to the countryside, we headed back home in the dawn of Saturday 9 July. We passed through picturesque villages, interwoven with greens and mangroves in the outskirts. We rarely made a stop, because we were traveling by a tourist bus. But as we approached Kalagi - a village in x-ray with security personnel, we stopped to ease ourselves.

My journalist colleagues came out of the bus. It was around dusk; we asked for easing-rooms and others. Awa Bah (Foroyaa Newspaper) and Mam Ndegene Secka (TODAY Newspaper) stepped out and took a walked behind the police station. They wanted to draw water from a 26-meter-deep-well, when a farce tragedy happened. No one was hurt physically, but Awa was hurt emotionally. Her MOBILE felt inside the well; in a couple of three minutes, the area was inundated by onlookers. We brought a big cod and tied a big stick with it and one journalist sacrificed to find his way through the well. He arrives safely, but the Blackberry phone with double SIM cards was nowhere to be seen. He came out bravely. We had a delay of about 40 minutes and this prompted Dodou Bojang- a senior reporter with the Gambia Radio and Television services (GRTS) to cautioned the female journalist: "They should put on pampas when traveling," he warns. Everyone broke into laughter...then the humors in the bus started.

Tombong Jawo vs the female journalists

Tombong Jawo, a reporter with the GamInfo breaks the ice on Nyima Jadam (Standard Newspaper), Mam Ndegene and Awa Bah. This was one of the best trips I had with journalists in the countryside. There are names and words that always make me laugh whenever I ponder over them: the red suit, the green suit[like GPA drivers], the mobile saga, heavy duty.

Binta Bah, the winner of the best journalist of the year for Daily News laughs to the last.

Nyima Jadam

Binta Bah