Clash between Fulani and Bambara communities breaks out in S Pathé
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
A clash between young Torodo Fulani and Bambara people broke out after a training match in S Pathé, a village 65 kilometres north of Sédhiou, in Faoun commune. People were arrested, including an imam, after the violence, according to SeneNews.
A clash broke out between young Fulani and Bambara people in the village of S Pathé, in Faoun commune, 65 kilometres north of Sédhiou, after a training match. A passer-by who tried to separate the protagonists was seriously injured and admitted to the health centre in Bounkiling, reports SeneNews.
The following day, Fulani youths prevented Bambaras from using the village well, before three huts belonging to members of the Bambara community were set on fire. Yaya Sakho, a family head who was among the victims, said that fruit trees were also cut down and that his wife, Amie Sakho, was beaten with sticks and machetes, according to SeneNews.
The violence occurred in a context in which the two communities, Torodo Fulani and Bambaras, had previously coexisted in the village. The events began after an altercation between two youths during a training match, according to SeneNews.
