Jane,
Foni is that part of southern Gambia immediately east of Kombo [See
http://www.columbia.edu/~msj42/images/GambiaMap_sheet4.jpg]. Sintet is
in the eastern-most corner of Foni.
Malanding
Jane A. Warner-Dukuray wrote:
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> Hello – I’m wondering if anyone could explain this situation to me. I
> looked on the map to locate Sintet. Does “Foni” refer to a group or
> an area? Who are the people who are being arrested and why? I am
> only Gambian by marriage, so maybe need things spelled out more. J
> Thank you for whatever extra light you can shed on this distressing story.
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> Jane Warner Dukuray
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> *From:* The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *SUNTOU TOURAY
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:28 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
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> This is another detail that has imaged:
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> Among the many arrested, there are at least 100 people held hostage
> and incomminicadoo at the kanilai camp. Some women were released and
> they returned home safe, however they are not sure if their release is
> conditional or not. As of yester-evening, March 9th 2009, they were
> forced to drink a certain unknown conoction, which made many of them
> dizzy.
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> The "duhres" or acrobatic dancers as they are localled called hailed
> from Guinea and are moving around the country with President Jammeh's
> Uncle called Solo Bojang, who is a military officer from kanilai.
> Sintet is known to be a tough village, and they are known to be
> farmers, shepherds and fishermen. It is this belief around that
> whoever humuliates the people of the village in an embarassing way,
> the individual meets his or her demise. The myth whether by
> coincidence or reality has always proven so. Because of the nature of
> the villagers, hundreds of armed paramilitary men led by Solo Bojang
> surrounded the village. Some succeeded in fleeing the village while
> others hid undeath beds, closets, toilets, bathrooms and in the near
> by bushes. Those that stayed to be arrested said they wants to keep
> their pride; that once arrested and released, they are free from
> societal finger-pointing, the fear of being labeled a witch. They
> would rather die than run away for crimes they didn't commit. They are
> then transported in small cars to a waiting bus that loads people to
> kanilai where they are held hostage, intimidated, tortured and forced
> to drink certain conoction.
>
> Once they invade a village, they will gather them, slaughter a red
> goat and burry the blood. They will ask people to take oaths that:
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> 1. They are loyal to Yaya Jammeh and his Governmnet.
> 2. They are not witches/wizards.
> 3. That they will not be-witched.
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> After this is done, to heal a captive or an alleged witch/wizard, one
> would have to pay upto D2000.00 Gambian dalasis. Once you pay, they
> will release your relative and tells you that he is healed.
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> --- On *Tue, 10/3/09, abdoukarim sanneh
> /<[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
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> From: abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, 10 March, 2009, 1:44 PM
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> Yahya Jammeh need to go to rehab and for period tell Gambian that
> he is not fit to rule giving that coacaine addiction is slowly
> destroying him and making him paranoid. I am really sick about
> this nonesense witchcraft. How long should we continue to tolerate?
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> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:38:54 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: MASS ARREST OF ALLEGED WITCHES AT SINTET, WESTERN REGION
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Forumites
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> Below is another developing witchcraft story, this time from the
> Professor's own heartland of the Fonis. The information emanates
> from highly reliable sources.
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> Please read the alarming violation of human dignity by the
> Professor's government.
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> LJDarbo
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> *_The Sintet Mass Arrest_*
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> Earlier on this morning, February 9th 2009, Yaya Jammeh ordered
> paramilitary men to surround Sintet for witch craft operations.
> During the process, they arrested all the women, and men,
> estimated to be over 1000 people and they are currently held in
> Kanillai, Yaya Jammeh's acclaimed birth place . The only few
> spared are some of the youths. Many has gone for hiding for fear
> of reprisal. The situation is very tense. According to villagers
> who expressed dismay over the mass arrest, they were only
> performing ablutions early dawn to do their morning prayers,
> apparently the surrounding uniformed men closed the village
> allowing no entry or exit. In other villages of the Fonis, a
> ransom of D2000.00 Gambian dalasis will free one person.
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