Pharing Sanyang, Gambia National Army.

Second Lieutenant Pharing Sanyang is a member of The Gambia Armed Forces. He was arrested following the March 21st 2006 abortive coup plot against the government of The Gambia. While on trial, he told the court that he was subjected to serious torture during arrest. He was in the vehicle with Lance Corporal Malick Jatta, Corporal Ismaila Jammeh and Private Alieu Jeng, he was mal-treated by Malick Jatta. "Malick Jatta told me, yesterday was your day but today is my day. I asked him, how can you talk to me like that? He told me he would show me what he was going to do next. He tore off my uniform and started putting off his cigarette on my left shoulder. The cigarette burned my skin and I still have the scars," Sanyang lamented. He said that Corporal Ismaila Jammeh intervened and told Malick Jatta, 'How can you talk to him like this?' Malick responded by saying, 'This is an order that I received.' Corporal Jammeh told him that 'All orders are received but not all orders are executed,' he stressed.
Sanyang was later released from jail by Jammeh around 2014 and subsequently reinstated into the army by President Adama Barrow around April 2017.

Gambia, Unlawful Detention Of Soldiers Continues.

As of July 5th 2017 when Foroyaa published this list of soldiers. The soldiers have been held for a long time without trial.

1. Ismaila Jammeh, WO Class 1 
2. Pa Sanneh,    WO Class 1
3. Alieu Jeng, WO Class 1
4. Abdoulie Jallow alias Jallino, WO Class 2. He is a native of Giboro.
5. Staff Sergeant Lamin Sambou
6. Staff Sergeant Lamin Badgie 
7. Staff Sergeant Amadou Badgie
8. Staff Sergeant Omar Jallow alias Oya 
9. Lt Malick Jatta 
10. Staff Sergeant Musa Johnson.

Following the publication of the list, the authorities contacted Foroyaa stating that Musa Johnson was no longer in custody.

Background: Family sources claim Major Wally Nyang is said to have been arrested and detained on 3 March 2010; But fellow detainees Staff Sergeant Abdoulie Jallow from Giboro Kuta village in the West Coast Region; Lance Corporal Sang Mendy of Tumani Tenda village; and WO2 Bai Lowe from Fass Njaga Choi of the North Bank Region; were arrested on 8 July 2010, at their guard post in Kanilai, President Yahya Jammeh’s home village.
Major Wally Nyang, Warrant Officer 2 Bai Lowe, Staff Sergeant Abdoulie Jallow and Lance Corporal Sang Mendy were granted bail in absentia as the prison authorities failed to bring them to court, a trend responsible for denial of justice in the country. kibarro...

Gambia’s High Court in Banjul on Wednesday 14 March 2012, ordered the release of four of the five military personnel who have been in detention for 1-year 8 months without any known crime.

Major Wally Nyang, Warrant Officer Bai Lowe, Staff Sergeant Abdoulie Jallow, Lance Corporal Sang Mendy and ex-Lance Corporal Abdoulie were reportedly arrested in June 2010 at the military post at President Jammeh’s home village of Kanilai in the West Coast Region.
They were since then being kept at the central prisons Mile 2 situated at the outskirts of Banjul.
The Gambia Armed Forces had repeatedly denied knowledge of their detention....Binta bah blog.

Modou Sowe, Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Gambia

Former deputy Inspector general oGambia police

Until his demotion and redeployment recently, Modou Sowe was the deputy inspector general of Gambia police. But this came to an end recently when the UDP led government in the Gambia demoted him. Sowe was the commander whose unit intercepted the UDP in 2015 in the outskirts of Fass Njaga-Choi. The UDP was then the main opposition party in the Gambia at the time. But, commissioner Sowe and his men barricaded the road at Fass Njaga-Choi to prevent UDP from continuing their Nationwide campaign. For his role in preventing the UDP, commander Modou Sowe was promoted to deputy inspector general of Gambia police by former president Jammeh.

Alieu K Jammeh, Gambia Former Minister.

 Alieu K Jammeh was a former Gambia minister for youth and sports during the regime of Yaya Jammeh. Though he shared a last name with former president, they are from two entirely different ethic groups. Alieu was born in Illiyasa. He attended primary education in Illiyasa and Farafenni before going to Armitage High School in Janjanbureh. He continued to sixth form in Gambia High School. He went to Uganda on an Islamic scholarship and then to Malaysia. Below, is the rest of the academic profile, probably created by Alieu himself.

EDUCATION:	University of York, United Kingdom Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit Masters in Post-War Recovery Studies, July 2003 International Islamic University, Malaysia Faculty of Human Science in Political Science (MHSPS) Masters in Political Science, October 2000 Islamic University in Uganda Faculty of Management Studies Bachelors in Public Administration, June 1997
AREAS OF INTEREST:	Administration; Capacity Building; Conflict Prevention; Emergency Response; Governance; Humanitarian Work; Peace-building; Post-Conflict Recovery; Research.
HONOURS:	Association of Commonwealth Universities' Award. College Scholarship, M.A. Upper Second Class Honours. College Scholarship, B.A. Upper Second Class Honours.
EXPERIENCE:	Hon. Minister, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Quadrangle, Banjul, The Gambia, February 2012 - Present  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Quadrangle, Banjul, The Gambia, June 2011 – February 2012 Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Quadrangle, Banjul, The Gambia, October 2010 – June 2011 Deputy Permanent Secretary (Youth Affairs), Ministry of Youth and Sports, Quadrangle, Banjul, The Gambia, January 2010 – September 2010 On Secondment as Programme Officer, West Africa Network for Peace-building – The Gambia, Fajara, The Gambia. November (Statehouse website)

Former Minister for Youth and Sports during the Jammeh regime, Alieu Jammeh has been appointed as overseer at the University of The Gambia’s planning office in June 2017.

According to credible sources, Mr. Jammeh’s appointment came after a directive from the office President Barrow was issued to hire him. “A directive came that he should be appointed as he awaits a position in our Foreign Missions within the next six months” a source disclosed. Fatu network.

Victim of battery and attempted sexual assault in the city of Kotu, Gambia

A citizen captured these horrific images of a victim of sexual battery and assault in city of Kotu, in the the Gambia. Kotu lies between Serrekunda and the more secure tourist area. The woman whose name was not released is said to have reported the assault to the police.

According to the citizens who shared the details of the attack, the incident happened on Friday June 30th during a heavy down pore of rain. The woman decided to go get something outside because of fears that the item may be washed away by the rain. But someone emerged from the dark and quickly overpowered the unsuspecting woman. The terrified lady screamed, but no one could hear her screaming due to the heavy down pour. Realizing that help was not available, the woman came up with a plan B. According to the message shared by the individual reporting the attack, the woman convinced her attacker to allow her to undress as she had given up the fight. Her attacker then let her free to purportedly undress. But the woman took off running, thereby alerting her neighbors. Unfortunately, the criminal disappeared into the dark as the neighbors came to find out what the commotion was about. The police are said to be investigating.

Musa Batchilly, Former Executive Member Of The Gambia Democratic Congress.

Musa batchilly former GDC official in Gambia has indicated on Freedom news radio today that he was never deported from the USA. He left on his own on March 11th, 2004 because his father had passed in February of the same year. He said he is a diamond dealer who was one time held up in Angola and all his money taken away from him.

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