Kabir, I owe you an apology for giving the slightest hint that you would
dine with the Devil. That was NEVER my intention. Where I spoke about what
Essa (snob) Sey hinted us about, I did NOT mean to insinuate that you and
Sanusi were included there. The ONLY reason I brought in your name was to
hammer home the point that you are MORE critical of AFPRC/APRC, yet you went
to the country and you were NOT arrested. Furthermore (and this is my
crucial point) you NEVER came here to make it sound that the NIA were doing
you a favor by NOT ‘arresting’ you.

I know how it feels to be unjustifiably ‘linked’ in any shape or form with
the vermin. Please accept my sincerest apology. For what it is worth, let me
tell you that from the little I know about you, even if someone else (more
credible than Essa Sey) told me that you dined with the Devil, I will NOT
believe it. In other words, rather than make such a terrible allegation
against you, I will put my neck on the line and say that it did NOT happen.
I have high regards for you.

I also take this opportunity to let Sanusi know that I am sorry for any
misunderstanding my statements could have brought to him.
KB


>From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: (Fwd) Re: It wasn't me - From Kabir
>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:02:04 +0200
>
>I have been asked by Kabir Njie to post this for him.
>
>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>Brother Mo!
>Can you please forward to the L?
>Regards,
>Kabir,
>Kebba Dampha wrote:
>"...See, BEFORE some of you left to The Gambia, many people knew about
>your planned trip. Some knew through none other than Essa Sey..."
>"...You were NOT arrested. Neither was Dr. Saine. Nor was Kabir or
>Sanusi..."
>KB!
>I just want the seize the opportunity here to make clear that I was never
>in
>touch with the APRC or any of its agents for a safe passage on arrival in
>Banjul. In fact I was warned by family and friends not to make the journey,
>warnings I never heeded.
>Yes, for me it was time to go to Banjul and I was going no matter what. I
>had
>been away much longer than Katim, nineteen years it would have been last
>month and I had made up my mind after the Presidential elections that I was
>going. In fact when I arrived in London many who knew me personally thought
>I was crazy to be going to Banjul. My response to them was that even if I
>got
>information before boarding my flight that the NIA were waiting for me at
>the
>airport I would go any way!
>If by any chance Essa Sey learnt that I was en route to Banjul it was not
>through me. I did however make it known here that I was going to Banjul and
>many of my enemies in Oslo jubilated behind my back in the belief that I
>was
>doomed. Later I learnt that some had even called Banjul to inquire about my
>fate only to learn that I was driving around with a stunningly beautiful
>bride by
>my side.
>When I visited Dakar I learnt that Essa Sey left for Taiwan just a day
>prior to
>my arrival there. There, I even learnt that Mr. Sey is in fact related to
>my wife
>but I was never in contact with the man.
>My "feeling like a fish out of water" was mainly due to the fact that all
>around
>me people seemed resigned to their fate.
>Regards,
>Kabir.
>
>
>
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