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The unedited e-mail below came from a source in the Gambia.

Ebrima Ceesay

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>Subject: HILO (Gambia) Ltd likely to cease operation
>Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000
>
>Ebrima,
>
>My contact in Cabinet revealed to me that because of the revelation of the
>true identity of HILO (Gambia) Ltd, its managing Director "Sir" Alan D.
>Collins and his crooked Gambian business partners, Amadou Samba, Tarik
>Musa, Modou Dibba and Alhagie Baron Dr.A.J.J.Jammeh, the company is likely
>to cease operations within days.  One thing is certain, HILO will not
>participate in this year's trade season because of the bad publicity.  And
>as I reported yesterday, farmers are already keeping their distance from
>these unsavory characters. My uncle, who had at least three hectares of
>groundnut under cultivation this year, has assured me that he would rather
>sell his groundnut in Senegal than to deal with these crooks. I had  to
>explain to him over the phone what is happening in Banjul.  Several of my
>colleagues and friends have been doing just that, explaining to their
>families and relatives to stay away from HILO because the background check
>done so far has revealed disturbing facts about the Company and all those
>behind it, including Yahya Jammeh, the "generous" one. Political parties
>owe it to the nation to get the facts before the people.  Otherwise, they
>will be duped for the third consecutive time. This is simply unethical,
>unacceptable and inhumane.
>
>The mistake we made with the BIVAC scam will not be repeated.  I recall
>some members of the L supporting the scheme at the inception because they
>were convinced that pre-inspection guaranties quality and  establishes true
>value of Gambia's imports etc. The assumption being that it is done right.
>But with Yahya Jammeh, nothing is done right and nothing is transparent.
>The man is a crook, pure and simple, a kleptomaniac of the highest order.
>He has to have his hands into everything. Well, he got away with BIVAC,
>together with his father-in-law and NFamara Jatta ( for now, at least) but
>he will not get away with HILO Company.  This 'funny' company must and will
>cease operation in a few days time.
>
>Meanwhile, KB, Bamba Laye Jallow, George Sarr, please use the week end to
>do further investigations.  Alan D Collins' business activities must be
>brought to the attention of the Internal Revenue Service and the Inland
>Revenue in the event that he decides to stay in Britain as opposed to
>returning to the United States.
>
>Ebrima, as for you, all I can say for now is to continue to be vigilant and
>not to succumb to the pleas coming from the bandits themselves in Banjul.
>No "sutura" for these crooks.  They will have to pay for the damage done to
>the Gambian economy at the appropriate time.  For now, we will settle for
>recording and exposing their mis-deeds and crimes committed against the
>Gambian people, for which they will be summoned before a Gambian court of
>law to defend themselves.
>
>

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