On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 01:39:27 GMT, Matthias Greywoode <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Sorry guys for the first mail. I meant to forward Ebou Jallows latest >bombshell from Gambianet. Here it is as follows. Mr. Camara please take >note. Thanks. > >====================================================================== > >Author Ebou Jallow (Jambarr) > >Topic: Korro Ceesay's Death- What really happened > >It has come to my attention that a lot of people are >very interested in knowing the whole story on Korro's >death. I am constantly being rebuked for not coming >out earlier to expose the whole story whilst I was in >Government; but I believed then timing was very >important and besides it would have been suicidal >and the whole truth would have been buried with me >forever... > >Now here is the story- I first had the oppurtunity to >know Korro on a diplomatic mission to the UN. He >was then an undersecretary at the Ministry of >Finance, since then we became very close friends. I >had alot of admiration for him, he was exceptionally >smart, full of ideas and very enthused about our >revolutionary cause. Being a young man like myself >we bonded easily. Immediately after that mission, >Yaya wanted to reshuffle his Cabinet, and Korro >became a very favorable candidate. Korro was a star >in the Council, personally he felt like a brother to me >and we consulted on issues and I use to admirably >call him SERRING DARRA. But obviuosly not everyone >in the Council was happy with him. Edward Singharty >felt very threatened by the amount of respect and >admiration that Korro enjoyed from all of us including >Yaya. Eventually his envy and insecurity turned to >paranoia, that Korro might eventually be a prime >candidate for No. 2 after the Elections. Besides >Singharty never like the idea of us resigning from the >military but Yaya was his main obstacle and he >couldn't get my support to derail the process by >overthrowing Yaya. Unfortunately enough, Koro >became too overzealous and made some few >misstakes by sometimes bypassing the whole Council >in making decisions on his own and later informing >Yaya. Of course this angered all of us and gave >Singharty enough ammunition to alienate Koro from >Yaya and the rest of us. Korro further aggravated his >relations with Singharty with some petty >confrontations which Singharty, being the type he is, >saw as a personal vendetta and vowed to avenge. >As time went on Korro's circumstances deteriorated >to a point that Yaya asked the SG then Abou Wadda >to draft a letter firing Korro. This occurred on a >Tuesday morning in my presence. I left for Libya on >Wednesday morning. On Friday that same week, >Yaya left for Cairo and on that same fateful evening >Koro was murdered. I first learned about it from >Gaddafi himself who was utterly disturbed and he >told me point blank that I should tell Yaya to quit >this nonsense. I was very confused myself and felt >really stupid. >I returned to my hotel room after meeting Gaddafi, >and called my wife immediately. She told me that she >couldn't sleep the night before (meaning Friday) >because all the Guards at Yankuba's House were >abruptly told to come to my Residence at Fajara >cause there is some suspicious activity at the >coastline. She later told me that Aja, Singharty's >wife urged her and Ma'amie, Yankuba's wife to all go >immediately to State House No. 2, Singharty's >Residence for an impromptu house party. They >stayed there all night until Singharty, his brother >Peter, and Yankuba all came in with mud and gas all >over their body, and looking very worried. I was >confused but maintained my calm until this morning, I >flew to Geneva enroute back home. At Geneva, I >joined the same Swiss flight with Jammeh who was >also returning home from his trip. Jammeh told me >almost everything that happened but then cut it >short cause he was quarrelling with his wife then Tuti >Faal. He told me to meet with him as soon as we got >back home. At the statehouse Jammeh briefly >mentioned the Korro's death then said that he was >very tired and would like to have some rest. I >insisted to talk him and Lamin Barjo also decided to >stay. Only three of us and God, I and Barjo told >Jammeh that we cannot be part of what happened >and He Jammeh should do something about it. We >told Jammeh that what happened was outrageous >and He should distance himself from this savagery if >he wants to preserve his honor. Jammeh sat there >looking shocked, dissapointed and helpless. After a >long silence we decided to leave him alone. The >same night Singharty invited me over to his house >with Yankuba, and after a few drinks, he narrated to >me in fact laughing how they fooled Korro by inviting >him to Yankuba's house, hit him on the head with a >baseball bat and shot him in the head at blank range. >They later took the dead body to the woods and >burned it together with the Mercedes. Peter got >burned in the hand cause he was late to withdraw >from the fire. > >My fellow Gambians this incident occurred in our >beloved country. The murderers are still walking >proudly in the Streets of Banjul and protecting >themselves with a worped constitutional law of >indemnity yet persecuting honourable Gambians with >various Commissions of Inquiries, investigations, etc , >etc....... > >=========================================== > >I have a couple of questions. Did Singharty know >that Koro was going to be fired? If so it seems >pointless that he would have to kill him. Also >according to your version of the story, Jammeh had >nothing to do with Koro's death. So why has he not >exposed those involved? Being the cunning politician >that he is, it seems punishing the trio would be a >good way to earn some brownie points from the >Gambian public. > >=================================================== >Author Ebou Jallow (Jambarr) > >Singharty was aware of the fact that Korro was >going to be fired, but according to what he told me, >in the presence of Yaya, and the rest of the Council >Members, he alleged that Korro was planning a >palace coup with the Ghanians, and his plan was to >poison Yaya. But knowing Singharty very well I found >that very hard to believe. His only motivation for >killing Koro was pitched by pure hatred and poor >judgement. > >As far as Jammeh is concerned, I will be very honest >and a little bit prudent in pointing fingers cause he >never admitted to me that he had full knowledge of >what happened; fair enough but Singharty himself >made the confession and all five of us are >consciously aware of it. So him being the Head of >State enthrusted with all power to do justice to all >Gambians without passion or prejudice should have >taken approriate measures to bring Singharty and the >rest to justice like any other common criminal. >Obviously Korro did not commit suicide nor was he >murdered by any green men from space. There is a >lot of direct evidence pointing to the AFPRC >concerning Korro's death and a lot of people, like >Yaya, Lamin Barjo, Yankuba, our spouses, the >Guards...., can reinforce my statements if they >believe in God. >=========================================== > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Folks Sorry for not forwarding you the REVELATION according to the Gambia's Biggest Fugitive. 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