In the peaceful locality of It’s okay Thiorocommune of Sandiara, the night of January 1 to 2, 2025 turned into a nightmare. According to The Observera formidable cattle thief, Pope Ndiayesavagely attacked a herd guard, Ibrahima Tourébefore cutting off his left hand using a cutter and fleeing with some of the animals.
This act of violence shook the village, where psychosis had already set in because of the previous misdeeds of the shepherd, known for terrorizing breeders in the region.
A night of horror
It all started around 2 a.m.while Ibrahima Touré watched over his herd in an enclosure. Armed with a cutter, Pape Ndiaye forced entry after the security guard refused to open the door. Once inside, the thief attacked the guard directly, seriously injuring him.
According to the story reported by The Observerthe security guard, in a final instinct for survival, managed to escape despite his bloody hand. He rushed to the neighboring village to alert the inhabitants, waking up the entire locality with his cries of distress.
The response of the villagers
The villagers, determined to put an end to the actions of Pape Ndiaye, organized themselves quickly. Armed with courage and solidarity, they set out in pursuit of the thief, tracking the shepherd to his last entrenchments.
Despite his attempts to escape the angry crowd, Pape Ndiaye was captured with the stolen animals, while Ibrahima Touré was rushed to the Sandiara health center. Then transferred to the Thierno Mouhamadoul Mansour Barro hospital in Mbour, the security guard received a temporary incapacity for work (ITT) of 60 daystestimony to the seriousness of his injuries.
-An executioner in a position of denial
Facing the gendarmes of the Sandiara brigade, Pape Ndiaye denied any involvement in the attack. However, the material evidence is overwhelming: the blood-stained bowl and his presence at the crime scene point to him as guilty. Despite his attempts to justify it, he was unable to explain why he was in the victim’s enclosure in the middle of the night.
He was referred to the Mbour public prosecutor’s office last Monday and placed under arrest warrant.
A wake-up call for rural security
This case raises the question of security in rural areas, where livestock theft remains a constant threat for breeders. As pointed out The Observerlocal authorities and law enforcement will need to redouble their efforts to prevent these crimes that deeply affect rural communities.
In Ndiouck Thioro, the capture of Pape Ndiaye marks a moment of relief for the villagers, but also an awareness of the need to strengthen surveillance and protection systems in the region.
