''Foday Makalo spotted in Mali'' Living with a lot of money

Foday Makalo the wanted former APRC administrative secretary who '"absconded
with some party money'' was reportedly spotted in Mali. Reports say one
Alhajie Fabakary Keita a Malian businessman, dealing in colanut who was
recently in The Gambia reportedly revealed that Foday Makalo was alive and
well in Mali. Alhajie Fabakary Keita was said to have claimed that the former
APRC official was his neighbour.

He said Mr. Makalo was ''thriving there with a lot of money''. Following his
disappearance fears were rife that Mr. Makalo who allegedly absconded with
thousands of dalasi might have been dead. Dembo Bojang a National Assembly
member for Bakau who claimed to be Makalo's trusted friend had in a
subsequent interview with The Independent said that he was not convinced that
the former APRC administrative secretary was alive.

Another theory spoke of him being alive in Spain where according to reports
he had sought political asylum. But these claims were not independently
confirmed However, close family sources ''confirmed'' to The Independent
recently that Foday Makalo was alive and well and was in a country within
West Africa. They claimed that Mr. Makalo had in the past months made several
telephone calls to his family from an undisclosed destination, assuring
family members of his good health.

''At first we did not believe that he was the caller but when one of his
brothers called him a name which was known to us alone we were about to blast
with happiness'', a family member who looked assured by the news explained.
According to them Mr. Makalo made ''a number of calls'' to his two wives, but
for security reasons stopped short of disclosing his whereabouts to them.

Other sources claimed that when news about him reached his family in Saaba
and the village of Faday Biran there was a murmur of celebration among its
inhabitants who were reportedly heartened that their ''son'' and ''brother''
was at last ''confirmed'' alive. The absconder's father who was reported in
his late 90's also felt heartened by the news.

However, Ceesaynding Makalo one of Mr. Makalo's daughters declined to
comment. Menata Njie his second wife when contacted claimed she had ''no
idea'' of her husband's whereabouts. She asserted that there was no contact
between them since his disappearance. Foday Makalo was declared ''wanted''
last year by the then Inspector General of Police Rex King in connection with
the alleged disappearance of APRC money amounting to ''thousands of dalasi''.



Folks,
This is a story culled from the Independent Newspaper of 19 December about
the controversial former APRC Admin. Secretary Mr Foday Makalo. Does anyone
on the list read this and if so what do you think of the new story
surrounding this man.

Could any source in Gambia confirm this or possibly Ebrima Ceesay could help
us find out the true whereabouts of Mr Makalo using his journalistic
capabilities.

Happy Koriteh and Merry Christmas to every1 of you guys out there.
Good morning!

lbjammeh
Bedford, UK

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