01/01/2026
🚨TRAGEDY AT SEA:‼️ TEN MIGRANTS CONFIRMED DEAD OFF JINACK COAST
Gambians woke up today to heartbreaking news as at least ten lives were lost after a migrant boat capsized off the Jinack coast last night. The victims were young men and women seeking a better future through the dangerous “back way” journey to Europe.
According to Ebrima of Migrants Situation, the Senegalese Navy and Fire Service recovered seven bodies, while the Gambian Navy retrieved three—one woman and two men. Search efforts are still ongoing as families anxiously await news of their loved ones.
The “back way” continues to destroy the lives of our youths and tear families apart in The Gambia. Every tragic incident at sea is a painful reminder that our young people are dying not because they want to, but because they feel they have no better option. Mothers are left crying, fathers are left broken, and the nation keeps losing its future.
When will the back way stop in The Gambia? How many more sons and daughters must perish in the ocean before real change happens? Our youths are full of potential, strength, and dreams, yet many see no hope at home. Poverty, unemployment, frustration, and lack of opportunities are pushing them onto dangerous journeys where many never return.
This is not just a youth problem—it is a national crisis. Leaders, policymakers, communities, and families must take responsibility. We must create jobs, support education and skills training, and restore hope so that our youths can believe in a future within their own country, not one across deadly waters.
May Allah protect our youths from harm, give patience and strength to the bereaved families, and guide our leaders to act with wisdom and urgency. Ameen..
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