Aminata Sy murder in Podor: suspect arrested in Mbacké
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lesoleil
Senegalese police arrested in Mbacké during the night of 26 to 27 October 2026 the man suspected of killing Aminata Sy, a 17-year-old student found dead in Podor. He has been placed in police custody and is to be transferred to the relevant services, according to Senegalese police.
Senegalese police arrested a man in Mbacké during the night of 26 to 27 October on suspicion of killing Aminata Sy, a 17-year-old student found dead in Podor. Police announced the arrest on Tuesday.
The suspect was located through operational intelligence, then caught by an intervention team in his hideout. He was placed in police custody pending transfer to the relevant services, according to Senegalese police.
Aminata Sy, a final-year secondary school student, had been found bound inside a bag in the Lao Demba neighbourhood of Podor. She had been missing since the previous day. Her boyfriend, who had fled, was being sought by the gendarmerie. Police have now announced his arrest, following the search reported in the case of the murder of Aminata Sy in Podor.
