(JollofNews) – An intelligence officer attached at the Counter Intelligence Unit of the Gambia’s feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has narrated how an opposition activist was beaten to death by his former colleagues in April 2016. Dawda Ndure said Ebrima Solo Sandeng, organising secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP),[Read More…]
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Gambia: Defence Lawyers Galled At Ex-Spy Chiefs’ Detention
(JollofNews) – Lawyers defending nine former senior officers of the Gambia National Intelligence Agency (NIA) accused of killing an executive member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have expressed anger at their continuous detention at the notorious Mile Two Prisons. Yankuba Badjie, Louis Gomez, Yusupha Jammeh, Lamin Lang Sanyang, Tamba[Read More…]
Gambia Examines Body Believe To Be Solo Sandeng’s
(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia are examining the human remains exhumed on Thursday believed to be that of Solo Sandeng, organising secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Mr Sandeng was killed while being detained at the National Intelligence Agency’s (NIA) headquarters in April 2016 shortly after he[Read More…]