Former commander of the Republican Guards
By Mustapha Ceesay
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) spokesperson said his institution is not responsible for the arrest and detention of General Sulayman Badjie (Saul Badjie) and colleagues.
“What I can confirm from our (GAF) end which is rather a clarification, is that the Armed Forces is not in any way responsible for their (General Badjie, Co) arrest; and not also responsible for their subsequent detention,” Captain Malick Sanyang told this medium in a phone conversation.
The comments of Capt. Sanyang followed the news of the arrest and detention of the former presidential guards’ commander and colleague soldiers who just returned from exile in Equatorial Guinea where they had lived with former president Jammeh, until their return in December.
However, when contacted for comments on the charges levelled against Badjie and colleagues, the police spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent Lamin Njie could not comment on the matter at the time of going to the press.
Meanwhile, Saul Badjie, Yahya Jammeh and others are held responsible for 7 ‘unlawful’ killings, according to the Truth Commission’s report.
The Commission revealed that Badjie, Jammeh and others unlawfully killed Mamut Ceesay, Ebou Jobe, Ndure Cham, Ello Jallow, Mustapha Colley, Tumani Jallow and Abdoulie.