FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)

Gambia: Exhumed Bodies Now in Ghana for Burial

By Publisher, 21 October 2009

The Bodies of six Ghanaians killed in the Gambia were brought to Accra last night. They were accompanied by a four-member delegation from the Gambia led by the Gambian Health Minister, Dr. Jallow Mariatou.

The arrival of the six bodies is as a result of series of negotiations between Ghana and Gambia over the killing of forty-four Ghanaians on the 23rd of July, 2005 while passing through Gambia in search of greener pastures else where. The survivor, Martin Kyere reported the murder to the Ghana Government which the Gambia denied.

ECOWAS and the United Nations put up a fact-finding team whose report recommended that the bodies should be exhorted and given a decent burial on their home soil.

Ghana's Foreign Minister, Alhaji Mohamed Mumuni was at the Air Force Base in Accra to receive the bodies. Alhaji Mumuni expressed gratitude to ECOWAS and the UN for helping to get the bodies.

Tagged: Corruption, External Relations, Gambia, Ghana, International Organisations, West Africa

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  • ousman portugal
    Oct 26 2009, 15:49
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    This is a sad thing to be happened between The Gambia and Ghana. Those who are responsible for the serial killing of the innocents people should be brough to the justice and also the Gambian goverment should pay the indemity to the deceases families. The dead bodies accompanies by some of the Gambian delegations is a good sign for reconcilation between the two nations. We need peace in our west Africa and we the Gambians should not be the cause to bring problem at our zone. Therefore those who are responsible for such a cruel thing should be brough to the justice so that can be an example to the others. May their souls rest in peace. AMEAN.AMEAM AMEA NAMEAN AMEAN AMEAN...................................................................... ....