Security network: The Minister of the Interior inaugurates the Touba Tawfekh police station in the presence of the Director General of the National Police, Mame Seydou Ndour

The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé, officially inaugurated the Touba Tawfekh district police station on Monday, August 3. The ceremony was held in the presence of Inspector General Mame Seydou Ndour, Director General of the National Police; Divisional Commissioner Ndiarra Séne, Director of Public Security; the Governor of the Diourbel region, Ibrahima Fall; the Prefect of the Mbacké department, Khadim Hann; and the Sub-Prefect of Ndame.

After the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, Commissioner Diamé Yaré Fall, who previously served as head of the Pikine district police station in Saint-Louis, took office as head of this second district police station.

located in the capital of Mouridism. In front of the DGPN Mame Seydou Ndour and the Minister of the Interior, he presented the premises during a guided tour.

Speaking at the event, the chief of the village of Mbacké Bari Taysir, Serigne Khadim Mbacké, son of Serigne Sidy Mokhtar, expressed his delight at the fulfillment of "a long-standing grievance," stating that "the police station has arrived at just the right time." Serigne Kosso Mbacké, eldest son of the Mouride Caliph General Serigne Mountakha Mbacké and his representative at the ceremony, thanked President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of the Interior, emphasizing that "one cannot sleep without security" and describing the police station as an infrastructure of "crucial importance."

The mayor of Touba, Abdou Lahat Ka, for his part, welcomed the efforts made by the State while pleading for a strengthening of resources: he called for the creation of seven police units in Touba as well as a strengthening of police personnel and logistics.

In his address, after greeting all the civil, military, and religious authorities present, the Minister of the Interior emphasized the importance of Touba, Senegal's second-largest city, due to its spirituality, geographical location, population size, and economic development. He noted that this attractiveness exposes the religious city to growing security challenges: crime, illicit trafficking, social tensions, traffic accidents, threats related to large gatherings, and a deteriorating living environment. The new police station, he explained, aims to strengthen the city's security network and responds to a legitimate demand from the population and religious authorities.

The minister explained that the infrastructure, financed by the Senegalese government, is part of the Ministry of the Interior's program to modernize security infrastructure throughout the country, in accordance with the 2025-2029 master plan of the National Police Directorate, which includes a comprehensive program for the rehabilitation and construction of police stations and a strengthening of the security network. He added that this new building meets human rights standards and provides staff with a suitable working environment.

Speaking directly to the mayor of Touba, the minister urged him to strengthen collaboration between local authorities and the police and to integrate security concerns into local policies. He also encouraged the community to take ownership of the police station and to support the officers now stationed there. He asked the officers already on duty for rigor, courtesy, professionalism, and adherence to ethical standards, emphasizing the importance of community policing, a visible presence, and constant responsiveness to threats.

The minister concluded his remarks by reaffirming the government's commitment, through the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, to continue the program of strengthening, modernizing and extending the security network across the entire national territory, within the framework of the National Development Strategy Senegal 2050.