Gambia: Update On 30th December Corpses At Banjul Mortuary

It is now 74 days (today) since the corpses of Bakary Bojang, aka 'Gosso,' and others have been kept at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) mortuary in Banjul and not yet released to the families for proper burial in keeping with religious practice.'Gosso' is a mentally ill young man who was reported to have died in the 30 December 2014 shooting incident near the state house in Banjul.

His family has been making frantic efforts to secure the release of his corpse, which is being kept under guard by soldiers at the mortuary, but to no avail.

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