Final report on Death of Ghanaians in Gambia out

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni returned home
yesterday from Abuja, Nigeria, at the government delegation that
attended the special hearing of the joint UN-ECOWAS fact-finding team
on the death and disappearance of 44 Ghanaians and other West African
nationals in the Gambia.

The other member of the delegation is the Minister for the Interior,
Cletus Avoka, officials and team of legal personnel from the two
Ministries.

Presenting a seven-page statement on the final report of the
fact-finding team on the circumstances surrounding the death and
disappearance of Ghanaian nationals in the Gambia in 2005, Alhaji
Mumuni said Ghana’s delegation though with some reservations, accepted
the entirety of the report on the grounds that findings, conclusions
and the recommendations were consistent with the principles of
justice, human rights and international law.

The statement said the eight-month investigations established that the
West Africans including the 44 Ghanaians were victims of a scam
perpetuated by one Captain Taylor and Lamine Tumkara a Gambian to
transport them to Europe by sea.

The findings also established that members of the Gambian security
service acting on their own took active part in the death and
disappearance of the West African nationals including the Ghanaians.

The Foreign Minister stated that even though the report blamed rogue
elements within the Gambian security for the morbid act, it did not
find the state of Gambia or its leadership to the Ghanaians.


Source: GBC
Published on: Thursday, 14, May, 2009


http://gbcghana.com/news/26055detail.html
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