BABA JOBE’S ASSETS TO BE FROZENFolks, many have wondered why Baba Blood
Diamond Jobe was boxed and dumped in Mile Two Central Prisons with speed.
Well, the article below will give you a glimpse why?  This story is not
new to Gambians and it is the same story that started with Libya going
around the UN arms embargo on Liberia, to send the arms to Gambia and to
use Jammeh's Millennium Air to fly the arms to Liberia, and then
ultimately to the RUF, who also helped Charles Taylor control the Diamond
mining areas in Sierra Leone.  On the return leg, the Blood Diamonds are
loaded in the same aircraft to Gambia, where European and Middle Eastern
diamond dealers will then smuggle them to the world market.  The UN banned
BBDJ but claimed they do not have sufficient evidence to tie Yaya
personally, but are working on it (Tony was concerned about that
phrase "We Are Still Gathering Evidence").  Now that is a joke, for they
know that Yaya owned the aircraft.  They also know that BBDJ was an agent
of Yaya, and was banned for his activities in that agency capacity.  He
was also directing Millennium Air and the court records in his trial show
that he was in charge of fueling, routing and even the Per Diem for the
rodents that populated it.  What else do they need to doc Yaya?

Yaya smelt the air and he was not alone.  Around the same time the
activities of the Tribunal in Sierra Leone was picking up speed and
mentioning the imminent indictment of Gadaffi for supplying arms to Taylor
and the RUF, Gaddaffi embarked on a con by promising to stop dabbling in
his endeavor to develop WMDs.  He had cursed out the Arabs and now he's an
African (another joke), however, his hand is in nearly every conflict in
the continent of Africa, and the US and Britain are on his heels.  He
suddenly promised the US and Britain that we will not deal with Terrorists
moving forward, because he realized that will buy him time to escape the
fate of Saddam.  Then he proceeded to distance himself from the other
tainted goods in Taylor, Yaya, and the other Almudus that he called his
understudy.

The Gambian Embassy in Libya was central in the trafficking of some of
those diamonds via Libya and Libya knew that and were part of the deal.
However, in order to con the UN into thinking that Gadaffi has nothing to
do with Taylor, Yaya or illegal diamonds, Gadaffi nabbed the embassy staff
doing the transport.  The staff was on the impression that the fix between
Momar and Yaya was still on, thus they were surprised by their arrest.
Remember that famous quote of Yaya’s regarding his access to “Allah’s
Bank”.  Well, that “Allah’s Bank” is financed partly by the thousands of
the dead and amputated in the war in Sierra Leone (Blood Diamonds) partly
by Gambian taxpayers, partly by diverting loans for the Gambia, to his
private foreign accounts, and partly by bribery, all rapped up in grand
theft.  What happened to Yaya’s “discovery of oil”, in the Gambia?  Just
another scheme.  However, the other whopper is Crude Oil I and II.  All
these heist are common knowledge to Gambians.  That is how the
malnourished shrub of a soldier that is Yaya, turned into the "Pot
Belleyed Monkey" we see today.

Now, in Jammeh's case, the key to his prosecution is BBDJ and so, he
cannot afford to let him out of his sight.  Thus, BBDJ was railroaded.
However, you saw how Gadaffi of all people attempt to wrestle BBDJ from
Yaya's hands.  Why would the Government of Libya fly all the way to Gambia
to bail out a garden-variety criminal and thug?  Why?  Just like Yaya,
Gadaffi wanted BBDJ at his sight too, for BBDJ is the link to Gadaffi,
Yaya, and Taylor.  Libya was also very instrumental in lobbying Nigeria to
host Taylor (secure him for Libya away from the UN Tribunal).  Thus, the
separation among the criminals is complete, for now, until the UN Tribunal
cracks one of them open.  The only person that the UN could have cracked
open first, is BBDJ and incidentally, he is also the one who is not a head
of state.  Now that Yaya locked him up for 10 years (courtesy of Injustice
Paul), Tony thinks that he can use the laws of the Gambia to deny the UN
access to BBDJ.  Had Gaddaffi secured the bail of BBDJ, he would have also
caged him and possibly murdered BBDJ.  Taylor would have done the same
thing like he dealt with “Mosquito” when the UN asked for Mosquito.

So, you see, BBDJ is in high demand among the three Supper criminals.  But
come 2006, their hopes will be dashed, for the UN will be given access to
BBDJ, and he will rat on these rouges.  By 2007 Taylor will be closer to
Freetown than Lagos.  Gambia will be working with Morocco or a third host
country to extradite Yaya to face prosecution.  Yaya will also face the UN
Tribunal in Sierra Leone, and the heat will be on Gadaffi.  So, stay tuned
as the plot thickens.  Please read on.


BABA JOBE’S ASSETS TO BE FROZEN
as UN implements Resolution 1532
By Malick Mboob
Jul 20, 2004, 10:27

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The United Nations Security Council has instructed the Gambia government
to freeze all assets including funds, financial assets and economic
resources of Baba Jobe, the jailed former majority leader of the National
Assembly and CEO of Youth Development Enterprise (YDE) with immediate
effect.

Mr Jobe was among the list of persons whose assets the Security Council
has decided to have frozen, under Resolution 1532 on Liberia, as well as
the assets freeze list.

According to a press release from the Office of the President, conveying
the information, the UN Resolution was meant to prevent former Liberian
President, Charles Taylor, his family and close allies from using
misappropriated funds and property to interfere in the restoration of
peace and stability in Liberia and the sub-region.

The resolution requires all states in which individuals mentioned in the
list have assets including funds, financial assets and economic resources
to freeze such with immediate effect and
It requested The Gambia government to take appropriate action.

In this vein, all Baba Jobe’s assets within the country are frozen with
immediate effect. The government of The Gambia solicits the cooperation of
everyone in discharging this crucial UN Security Council Resolution.

Mr Jobe had been named in UN travel ban list for his alleged role in
escalating the conflict in Sierra Leone.
Mr Jobe is currently serving nine years and eight months imprisonment at
the Mile II Central Prisons. He was convicted on March 29 by Justice MA
Paul of economic crimes and obtaining money by false pretence.

He was also, along with the Youth Development Enterprise (YDE) ordered to
pay D65,477,175 to the Customs & Excise department and another D24,633,
394 to the Gambia Ports Authority within a period of six months.







--
Chi Jaama
Joe Sambou

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