A high-ranking member of President Yahya Jammeh’s personal security detail has disclosed what the whole world has been waiting for: reasons for the illegal arrest and detention of families and friends of the failed December 30th coup suspects. General Saul Badjie [named Karafa Bojang at birth] said the goal is to instil fear and apprehension among Gambians so that no one ever tries to launch a coup in the future.
General Badjie, who heads The Gambia’s Republican Guards, spilled the beans during his tour of the military barracks in the country. He said the government’s clampdown on families and friends of the coup suspects was meant to “set bitter examples. These arrests are all about setting examples in order to deter future attackers,” General Badjie repeatedly told soldiers, warning them to desist from attempting to overthrow the Jammeh regime because the consequences would always be severe.
Badjie said by arresting family members and friends of the coup suspects would deter any future coup in The Gambia before it happens, for they will be forced to report coup plots in advance.
Dozens of innocent family members and friends of the alleged State House attackers remain in arbitrary detention, with The Gambia government not providing details, let alone arraign the detainees in a competent court of law. The detainees who spend more than two months incommunicado include a 13-year-old boy who has since been denied the right to attend school, which violates his constitutional right. Detention without trial is outlawed by Gambian constitution.
Rights groups have challenged the Jammeh regime on its continued violations of human rights.
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Then why was asombi not arrested. His son did a coup.
Did Yahya inform her in advance that he was embarking on a coup to topple the democratically elected government of the Gambia???
Since Saul Bajie does not speak or write good english, we will remind him that what geos around comes around.
Saul , you should have been in the grave by now. You were supposed to be arrested but for some reason the plan was dropped at the last minute. You were followed from your girl friend’s home to the roundabout at brusibi. Since you are the one who advised the kanilai monster to arrest people’s families, hey! also know that your families will be at great risk when we come back for you and your boss. You better think several times instead of terrorizing and inflicting pain on our comrades innocent family members. We are at WAR with you and your criminal boss, it will not be long for the final battle, Inshallah.
The so-called general jeered at the coup suspects’ family.This is a total lack of respect for the value and rights of the people detained.
The general might succeed in instilling fear in the army, but he has no control over outside forces.
THIS IS IT.ARMED FORCES OF THE GAMBIA, WE DONT NEED YOU.
WE WOULD LIKE GENERAL BADGIE TO KNOW THAT WE DONT NEED AFG..WE HAVE MERCENARIES…. WE HAVE MONEY TO BUY PEOPLES. WHEN WE ARE READY, WE WILL SEND INTELLIGENCE TO THE GAMBIANS TO LEAVE BANJUL THE CAPITAL. WE WILL NOT SURPRISE ANYBODY…TWO THINGS TO DISLODGE yaya jammeh…SUPERIOR PEOPLES POWER and SUPERIOR MILITARY POWER.WE WILL LEAVE THE FORMER TO THE OPPOSITIONS, AND THE LATTER IS ALREADY IN THE MAKING.WE DONT WANT ANY SINGLE GAMBIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS OPERATION.WE WILL GET yaya jammeh and his generals.. INSALLAH.
Whilst you were uttering the most ignorant words a boy scout couldn’t have uttered, you lack to realise the fact that another army and a good son of the Gambia could have blown your brains out on the spot.
Keep calling yourself general because you don’t have an idea what means.
The saddest thing about it all is that, these type of people too are Gambians.
No surprises but still very stragic. What goes around comes around…. God protect the Gambian people
Saul Badjie is the leader of Jammeh’s tribal militia forces, so they will never recognize the rights of the citizens. Their brutality and atrocities is incomprehensible and evil. Their evil deeds will catch up with them soon.