Rebel separatist during an onslaught last Sunday executed seven Senegalese soldiers in the town of Bingjona. The event has provoked public debates and appeal from religious leaders to, pray for definitive peace in the Casamance region.

The case of the arms shipment intercepted in Nigeria, which has the Senegalese government restless over prospects of the weapons ending in the hands of rebels in its restive Southern Region, remains a persistently dominant topic in the Senegalese public.

A presidential statement, two ago read by Yahya Jammeh’s Secretary General, mounted an aggressive attack on Senegal and its government, particular President Abdoulaye Wade and his predecessor, who the Gambian authorities alleged harbor hatred for the country.

Bamba Ndiaye Senegalese minister for religious affairs said the two countries are and the relationship cannot be deny, he advice the authorities in Banjul and Dakar should address the matter responsibly. Mr. Ndiaye stated that the Senegalese government has only recalled its Ambassador to Iran, noting they are still investigating the matter before taking their final stands on the case they should know where the destination of the weapons. ‘This is a complex matter and we have deal with it in a responsible matter through diplomacy,’ he advised.

Barka Ba a political scientist stressed that in fact the two countries share the same people and peaceful country doesn’t mean that Senegal should compromise her sovereignty, he accuse president Jammeh of being involve in arm trafficking since he came to power in sixteen years.

Mr. Ba said ‘President Jammeh pretends to have nothing to do with the Rebels in Casamance, when he is the one supporting them, therefore, we shouldn’t take this matter for granted.’ Ba revealed that most of Jammeh’s bodyguards are from the separatist rebels group.

Professor Babacar Samb a former Senegalese diplomat argued since they are yet to know whether the arms where destine for Gambia or not, saying there is a lot of politics going in between the two governments and therefore, the matter should be in a diplomatic way than pointing fingers at one another.

‘We are the same people and we have a long history of inter trade between the two countries,’ he stated.