“What happened, Peter, recently on the 16th of July, Senegal acted unilaterally I can say that,” Minister Njie said. According to the minister, Senegalese Armed Forces were used to demolish boundary pillars and the perimeter wall of Gambian military installations. The minister said the government believes border matters should be addressed through diplomacy and dialogue rather than military action, pointing to existing agreements between The Gambia and Senegal. The dispute has also affected Gambian farmers who cultivate land in Senegal. Njie said Senegal had decided to prevent Gambian farmers, some of whom had farmed there for hundreds of years, from accessing their farmlands.