(JollofNews) – The grief-stricken families of the men killed when a wall collapsed at a scrap metal yard face £5,000 bills to fly their bodies home to Gambia. Bodies of all five men were finally removed from the scene after a painstaking two-day operation by emergency crews to retrieve them[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Birmingham Recycling Plant Accident: Bodies Of Gambians Recovered
(JollofNews) – The bodies of four Gambians and one Senegalese national who were killed on Thursday after a huge concrete wall collapsed on top of them at a Birmingham recycling plant have been recovered. The 15ft tall wall, made of heavy concrete blocks, came crashing down on the men as[Read More…]
Gambia: Jammeh Vows To Punish Detained Government Officials
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has threatened to unleash severe punishment on nine former senior government officials and a local businessman who are currently detained at Mile Two Prisons for corruption. Mr Jammeh said the detained officials were involved in serious corruption malpractices at the state-owned Gambia[Read More…]