Freedom Newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wise Man
17 April 2008
Investigations carried out by our correspondent have unveiled chilling tales of human abuses in the Gambia as a prisoners at the State Central Prisons, Mile 2 complain of severe tortures they unabatedly suffer in the hands of agents of the Gambia Government. Musa Kebbeh, a personnel of the National Intelligence Agency who currently being held at Mile 2 is among the victims. Kebbeh is seriously sick and his poor condition of health is deteriorating due to the brutal torture meted out to him by state agents, our source at Mile 2 disclosed.
It would be recalled that officer Kebbeh together with two security operatives namely Sarjo Kuyateh of the NIA and Bolong Mara Sanneh of Custom were arrested sometime in May 2007 while on duty at the Dasilami border post near the Brikama, Kombo Central. The trio were accused of allowing dissident rebels to enter the shores of the Gambia with the sole aim of dislodging the Jammeh regime.
However, Sarjo Kuyateh and Bolong Mara Sanneh were both released after few weeks of detention at the NIA headquarter in Banjul while Mr Kebbeh was still held in custody. After spending several months at the NIA cell, Kebbeh was transferred to the Mile 2 .No charges has yet been pressed against him by the Gambia Government . All efforts to reach the Prison boss for immediate comment proved abortive.
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