The opposition United Democratic Party voter monitoring team was attacked and chased out of Kanilai, the birthplace of former president Yahya Jammeh.

A viral video of the incident captured the moment the UDP team was attacked by villagers who were unhappy about their presence in the village. 

The video widely shared on social media shows a group of Kanilai residents asking members of the UDP team to leave the village. 

One man could be seen slapping senior UDP official Ebrima Dibba and pushing him into the pick-up vehicle.

UDP has strongly condemned what it called a “brazen attack.”

“The United Democratic Party’s Voter Monitoring Team have been attacked by the villagers in Kanilai, Foni, West coast Region of the Gambia. One of the team members, Honourable Ebrima Dibba got injured and the Screen of the UDP vehicle smashed off,” the party said.

Police have launched an investigation into the issue as the officers were deployed in Kanilai to keep the peace. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba