One Mamadou Lamin Kamara, an 18-month-old boy, over the weekend reportedly disappeared in Kunting whiles playing with his mates under a mango tree in the village of Kunting, CRR North.

According to Lamin Kamara and Hawa Jatta, the parents of the missing boy, they were away in their rice fields in the bush after entrusting the boy in the care of his grandfather in a nearby compound. But, they added, upon their return from the bush, they were told that the boy had gone missing.

When contacted, the grandfather, Mr. Karalang Jatta, confirmed the little boy’s disappearance. He explained that he always took care of the children whenever their parents go to the fields. He added that in the case of Mamadou Lamin Kamara, the child was playing with other kids under a mango tree while he was inside his house. On coming out, he recounted, he could not see the boy anywhere. A subsequent frantic search was done in vain.

Other villagers testified that this is not the first time of such a strange occurrence, noting that it is now becoming commonplace for children less than 2 years to disappear without trace. They intimated that mysterious beings, known in local parlance as Jinns, are responsible for such acts.