A Gambian man who has been on the run for almost a year for shooting dead one man and injuring another man during a communal clash has been detained by police. Buba Drammeh of Berending was arrested by officers of the Gambia Police Anti Crime Unit during a weekend operation.[Read More…]
Justice
Gambia Frees Ex-Ruler’s Hitmen
Several members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad who have revealed at the truth commission how they carried out several killings on the former president’s orders including the shooting and killing of Journalist Deyda Hydara of The Point Newspaper, suffocation of nine death row inmates with plastic bags, beheading[Read More…]
Man Loses Fight Against Death Sentence For Killing Brother Over Dinner
A Gambian brother who killed his brother following an argument over food has lost his fight against death sentence. Bakary Kanyi of Farafenni stabbed Lamin Camara with a broken bottle in December 2009 after a squabble about him eating food his bare hand. According court documents, the Camara Kunda family[Read More…]
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