Mr.Minteh,
Welcome to our G-L ! Thanks a million, for enlightening us about the
Nov.11th. massacre. Keep them coming!

Elhadj.

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From: "Binneh s Minteh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 6:04 PM
Subject: I WILL NEVER FORGET NOVEMBER 11TH 1994


> Life is tragical rather than a comical thing that moments of gaities
> are interludes and not part of the actual drama. Life is an illussion and
> realities are just simple figments of our imaginations.November 11th 1994
> is one of those realities in the Gambia. Gambians have since then being
> wondering what happened on that very day and why that happen. Again the
> whole country is still wondering about who died and how they died.As an
> former lieutenant in the Gambian Army, stationed in the Fajara Barracks
and
> as the former assistant Battallion commander incharge of the Fajara
> barracks then,i would like to tell all about Friday November 11th 1994.
>     It happen on a friday night at around 6.00pm when the AFPRC started
> rounding up officers and men at the Yundum army barracks for what they
>
> called coup plotters. At Yundum barracks the following officers  who where
> on alert or standby then were arrested.
>         1.LT Bassiru Barrow
>         2.LT LAMIN JARJU
>         3.SLT BUBA JAMMEH
>         4.SLT MOMODOU LAMIN DARBOE
>         5.SLT ALIEU BAH
>         6.SLT L. F. JAMMEH
>         6.SLT MOMODOU MANNEH
>         7.cadet Sillah
>         8.LT SAYE WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOUSE IN SERREKUNDA WHEN HE WENT TO
>           VISIT HIS FAMILY.
> To my understanding they were then taken to an undisclosed location by
Sana
> Sabally, edward singhateh and sadibu hydara. Rumours of the arrestation
> reached me when i was on alert or stanby too at the Fajara barracks,
> together with some officers and men.After july 22nd 1994, the AFPRC
> required all officers and men to be on constant alert or standby.(This is
> for those who may be asking why we were on alert or standby).As the
officer
> incharge of the Fajara barracks then,i the
> n caution my adjutant then lT
> ABDOULIE FAAL(DOT) to find out what was going on. He then insisted that he
> will have to go to Yundum Barracks to make sure that everything was fine.
> LT FAAL was also picked up upon arrival at the Yundum Barracks. After not
> hearing from LT FAAL for a few hrs, i began questioning myself as to what
> was going on. Later on i got i phone call from Yundum Barracks that i
> should go over there. This was by an APRC council member. I became
> skeptical and decided that i will not go.A few minutes later i got a call
> from a very loyal soldier that i should not come and that all the officers
> and other senior ranks  were arrested and infact one was already executed
> who was said to be Lt Bassiru Barrow.
>     A half an hour later,fajara barrakcs came under attack,and there was a
> gun battle until the early hours of the morning. I was lucky to escape and
> interstingly enough i was in the country for a whole week befo
> re i finally
> left the country for senegal.I got all this facts whiles there unsuccesful
> massive hunt for me was on.Loyal troops feed me with information and
helped
> me get to senegal.
>     In senegal i was treated in accordance with Geneva convention
> regulation governing refugees.I would like to thank the senegalese
> authorities for all their assistance as that is a clear manifestation of
> their respect for international law and human rights in particular.
>     I want all Gambians to know that the AFPRC under Yaya Jammeh infact
> summarily executed most of this officers mentioned above and an unknown
> number of ordinary rank and files and non -commission officers. They
> alledgedly accused us of trying to overthrow them which was a lie. It was
a
> strategy they used to eliminate influencial officers and men who they
think
> pose a treat to them.Below is a summary of the the executions.
>
>  YUNDUM BARRACKS EXECUTIONS      FAJARA BARRACKS EXE
> CUTIONS
>  - LT Bassiru Barrow           - LT ABDOULAYE FAAL KNOWN AS DOT FAAL
>  - LT SEYE                     - CADET SILLAH
>  - SLT BUBA JAMMEH             - SO MANY OTHER RANK AND FILES
>  - SLT MOMODOU MANNEH
>  - SLT MOMODOU LAMIN DARBOE
>  - ONE WARRANT OFFICER
>
>     THE FOLLOWING THREE OFFICERS ESCAPED AT THE EXECUTION GROUNDS IN
YUNDUM
>                       LT LAMIN JARJU.
>                       SLT L. F. JAMMEH
>                       SLT A. BAH
> Mass graves can be found in the fajara barracks and the Yundum army
barrack.
> May the souls of all victims of the November 11th 1994 rest in perfect
> peace.Fellow Gambians,in conclusion, i just want to say that in our
> continuous effort to solve the Gambian situation, let us continue praying
> and God will help us all.The evil that men do lives after them and as we
> can tell things are already falling apart and everything is just
> unravelling gradually. I was there
>  on November 11th and this are facts. I
> will neve forget November 11th 1994.
>           MAY GOD BLESS THE GAMBIA
>
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