Affaire Pape Abdoulaye Touré : De la garde chez Pape Malick Ndour à l'accusation de crime contre l'humanité
He is the fifth suspect arrested in the investigation into the 2021-2024 violence, specifically the case involving Pape Abdoulaye Touré. Ibrahima Ndiaye, a security guard for COUD (the Dakar University Social Action Center), was arrested on October 1st by the Dakar Research Section. According to Seneweb, after several referrals to the prosecutor's office, the public prosecutor filed a supplementary indictment with the investigating judges, alleging crimes against humanity and complicity in crimes against humanity, along with a request for a detention order. At the time, the accused was a security guard at the residence of former Youth Minister Pape Malick Ndour. He will be formally charged this Wednesday by the investigating judge. Seneweb provides further details of the case. According to the evidence from the investigation, Ibrahima Ndiaye is cited as one of the agents present on the night of June 2-3, 2023, in the security detail set up around the former minister's home.
What he said…
Ibrahima Ndiaye was arrested on October 1, 2026, in Guédiawaye, pursuant to a warrant issued by the public prosecutor's office. He was already subject to a travel ban imposed by the Research Section. During his interrogation, Ibrahima Ndiaye admitted to being present near Pape Malick Ndour's residence on the night of the incident. He explained that he had been asked to reinforce the former minister's security. He identified himself as the head of the COUD mobile security brigade. According to his statements, he was there with two other COUD security agents, Ousmane Ndiaye and Djibril Guèye. However, they had not been officially detached from their COUD superiors. "We left of our own accord," he stated.
Ibrahima Ndiaye explains that, as Tabaski approached, he and his colleagues were looking to supplement their income and used their days off to work night shifts at the former minister's residence. He clarifies that this work was not permanent. The minister already had his own security detail but needed additional help due to the circumstances.
In his account, Ibrahima Ndiaye claims he was not directly recruited by Pape Malick Ndour. He instead identifies a certain Djibril Diao, alias "Brise," as the person who informed him of the job. "A friend of mine called me to tell me there was work available at Minister Pape Malick Ndour's residence," he states. The agent, however, claims not to know "Brise's" real name. He also indicates that their last contact was around that time and that they have only connected on TikTok since then.
The night of June 2nd to 3rd, 2023
It was precisely the events of that night that investigators focused on. Ibrahima Ndiaye recounts that the group was gathered in front of Pape Malick Ndour's house when a man dressed in a white boubou and wearing a hood walked past them. Djibril Guèye, nicknamed "Rastamane," then pointed out that it was Pape Abdoulaye Touré. Ndiaye's testimony is presented as that of a man who claims he wasn't certain of the person's identity. According to him, some members of the group, including Djibril Guèye, went to check. A few minutes later, Guèye called him to confirm that it was indeed Pape Abdoulaye Touré. But in the meantime, Ibrahima Ndiaye asserts, the gendarmes had arrested Pape Abdoulaye Touré.
The security guard claims he did not participate in the arrest. Furthermore, he asserts he did not go to the location where Pape Abdoulaye Touré was arrested. He also maintains he was not present where Touré was being held. "I want to make it clear that I was neither present at the location where Mr. Pape Abdoulaye Touré was arrested nor where he was being held," he told investigators. He even explained that when his colleagues left to follow him, he turned around to pray his rosary.
When asked about the means of transport used by his colleagues, he replied that he did not know how they had followed Touré, while specifying that most of the agents had motorcycles.
The call to "Kabakourou"
After being informed of Pape Abdoulaye Touré's presence and his arrest by the gendarmes, Ibrahima Ndiaye claims he asked Djibril Guèye to inform Amadou Tidiane Cissé, alias "Kabakourou," then head of security at COUD. Why report to Cissé? "We reported to him because we work with him at COUD, and he's the head of security," he told the gendarmes. Ibrahima Ndiaye clarifies, however, that Cissé had not assigned the three agents to Pape Malick Ndour. He therefore maintains that their presence in front of the former minister's home was a personal initiative.
Regarding the violence he is accused of, Ibrahima Ndiaye denies any involvement. He denies having participated in the acts of torture or treatment inflicted on Pape Abdoulaye Touré.
These denials, however, did not prevent him from coming under the scrutiny of the justice system. At the end of the investigation, the police believe they have gathered sufficiently serious "evidence of guilt" against him to justify his arrest for crimes against humanity through acts of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.
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