​Rufisque: Mbackiyou Faye at the heart of a scandal of families expelled by force 

  At the time these lines were written, the Darou Rahmane Montagne district, situated at Rufisque Nord, was in a state of siege. Under heavy police presence, families were evicted from their homes by military forces, their personal belongings thrown in the street. According to a PressAfrik source, several fathers of families, including Iboulaye Diouf, have been arrested and are currently in the vehicles of the forces of order. This incident arose from a land dispute between the inhabitants of Mbackiyou Faye, a businessman and representative of the Khalife général des Mourides in Dakar. The latter has been calling for the evacuation of the premises for several months, claiming to be the legitimate owner of the land. The residents, municipalities of baux fonciers, denounce a spoliation: “We have bought these terrains en bonne et due forme, built our houses and lived here for years. 

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