Gambia-L:

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

My source: Just keep up the good work you are doing. Some of us do really
appreciate it. Needless to say, mistakes are bound to happen. Anyway, if it
turns out that Baba Jobe has not absconded, then it is imperative that the
story be/is retracted, as you rightly said in your mail below. I, for one,
know that you are IN THE KNOW, as they say here.

Now, let me give you an example: When you sent me an e-mail some time ago,
mentioning that Dr Abassa Bundu, formerly of ECOWAS, was now living in The
Gambia, and that he was in fact interrogated by the NIA, in connection with
his business activities in The Gambia, well I got over ten private e-mails
from Dr Bundu's friends who were denying the story. One in fact went as far
as saying that Dr Bundu was living in the UK, and not The Gambia.

Well, you know what? The truth will always prevails!!! The Gambian
newspapers, a month later, picked up the Dr Bundu story and confirmed that
he was indeed interrogated by the NIA. You have broken the story weeks
before it was reported in the Gambian press. Again, keep SENDING THE MAILS!

Ebrima

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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Let them produce BABA JOBE
>Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001
>
>Ebrima,
>
>I am very well aware of The Point story placing Baba Jobe at the APRC rally
>in Latrikunda Yiriganya over the week-end which does not disapprove the
>claim that Baba Jobe has absconded because my initial report to you was
>filed after the end of the APRC meeting and immediately upon receiving the
>information.  In my report, I said that it was not confirmed and that I
>will get back to you.  The problem I am facing now is that my "control" is
>presently in Kanilai and I do not have the cause to go there myself.  Is it
>too much to ask of Yahya or any of the security agents to produce Baba
>Jobe?  If they do, I will be glad to retract the story.  What is evident
>now is that Baba Jobe cannot be seen anywhere since the week-end.  Besides,
>his house is currently being closely watched by security agents.  In fact,
>the house has been entered into by unidentified persons this morning. For
>what reason? It's anybody's guess.  There are just too many unanswered
>questions at this time, Ebrima. The fact that the story came out at the
>time that it did may have caused Yahya and the security forces to move
>carefully.  Remember, the Gambia-L is now the primary source of information
>for Yahya and his illegimate government.  Baba Jobe is in trouble with the
>Jammeh regime, period. And I stand by the story until I am proven
>otherwise. All what the regime is doing now is pre-emptive in nature: not
>to be seen to be reacting to the Gambia-L stories as sensitive as this one.
>One of the things that this illegitimate government detests the most is to
>admit that your sources generally provide the Gambian people reliable
>information.  How many times have we been proven wrong?  They will pounce
>on Baba Jobe, if they have not already done so, and please ignore
>Government's recent attempts to get Blaise Jagne to have the Security
>Council "unban" Baba Jobe.  It is a smoke screen for things to come.
>Baba's faith has been sealed.
>

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