Attempted murder in Cambérène, Senegal, after Mobile Money dispute
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
An altercation over a Mobile Money transaction in a shop in Tilène degenerated into an attempted murder in Cambérène 2 on 6 November 2026. The suspect, arrested at Keur Massar APIX with the weapon, is in police custody, according to the police.
The Parcelles Assainies district police station in Dakar arrested on 6 November 2026 a man suspected of having opened fire on a family in Cambérène 2, after a dispute arising from a Mobile Money transaction, the Senegalese police said, cited by Senego.
According to the police, the dispute broke out in a shop in the Tilène market, where the suspect wanted to carry out a Mobile Money transaction. After tense exchanges, he allegedly followed the brother of the person targeted to the family home in Cambérène, before coming to blows with him. During the confrontation, he allegedly drew a firearm and fired at point-blank range; the target dodged, but his brother, who was trying to intervene, was hit in the right arm.
The suspect fled by motorbike towards Keur Massar, where police located and arrested him at Keur Massar APIX. A firearm, which he admitted using, was found and seized in his room. Placed in police custody, he remains at the disposal of investigators.
