Touba: Arrest of five individuals for gang rape and sexual blackmail
On August 5, 2026, the Ndamatou district police station received a complaint for criminal conspiracy, gang rape, death threats, illicit collection and dissemination of pornographic images, as well as sexual blackmail.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the facts took place on the night of August 3 to 4, 2026, around 1 a.m., in the Niary Pneus district, in Touba. The complainant, living in Darou Marnane, claims that she was walking with her boyfriend, who came from Dakar on the occasion of the Magal de Touba, when they were surrounded in an unlit alley by five individuals.
Still according to his testimony, the attackers, armed with a machete, threatened his companion, who fled. The young woman was then dragged into a house under construction where the suspects took turns on her before filming her while she was naked.
After the incident, the suspects allegedly obtained her telephone number and threatened to kill her if she revealed what had happened. The next day, they allegedly sent him compromising images, videos and voice messages, demanding sexual favors under threat of being posted on social media. The victim’s statements were corroborated by his companion, who confirmed having been threatened with a bladed weapon, thus explaining his flight.
A judicial police operation carried out in Niary Pneus, with the assistance of the victim, led to the arrest of the first two suspects. According to the police, the latter admitted the facts during their hearing and declared that they had acted in concert with their co-perpetrators.
Continuing investigations led to the arrest of a third suspect identified by the victim. A fifth individual was also arrested for sexual blackmail. Investigators accuse him of having collected the videos as well as the victim’s telephone number, making him believe that he would delete the images in exchange for sexual intercourse. The investigation continues in order to identify possible other implications and to bring together all the elements necessary to reveal the truth.
