Thanks a lot Ebou Colly it seems I was watching the movie prior to the 1981
coup and its aftermath.Yes there was a Security advise committee but all
they were concerned with was to get rid of suspected Moja supporters from
the Field Force after the shooting to death of Mahoney of which they were
blamed . The death of Mahoney was seen as a coup plot and Commander Bojang
was linked to it just to get rid of him from F.F .I don't know if knew that
it was promotion rivalry which laid behind it all because Mahoney was
promoted to the rank of Commander and then who should take position as
Deputy Commander  Bojang or Ndow became the problem .You said it all it was
the same both before and after the 1981 coup most of  the efficient Officers
where implicated and those without hopes and the most useless remained .I
think the last stroke came with the removal of Commander Tambajang ,.F
.R.I.Jammeh  Inspectors Shylon and Juwara late in 1983 .It was the same also
at Special Branch the fore-runner of NSS and NIA .We will continue to pay a
high prize until due consideration is  given to efficiency dedication and
professionalism in all fields .


Darboe
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From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: COUP IN GAMBIA ONE


> Mr. Colly,
>
> Thanks for all your revelations. It takes some courage to do what you're
> doing. But for historical accuracy, the truth about national affairs ought
> to be told. You're also confirming some info for some of us.
>
> For the record, the day Lt. Barrow and co. were executed in 1994, a then
> All-Mighty Vice Chairman Sana Sabally told a mutual friend that Barrow
> deserves everything he got, because he (Barrow) was their "chosen leader,"
> but he had betrayed them. And that because he (Barrow) was a very hard
> working fellow, and "the most competent Tactical Officer(?) in the army,"
> they gave him a major Command position, but he wasn't satisfied. So, him
and
> all the officers close to him had to go. According to Sana himself, there
> was NO coup attempt. Rather, they were PRE-EMPTING a possible coup
attempt.
> He said they had evidence that a coup was in the offing, and Barrow was
> leader. They (him, Edward, Yaya) called Barrow to State House that
morning,
> and asked if there's any truth to the story. Barrow denied it. But they
were
> not convinced that he was being truthful. He, Sana had worked with Barrow,
> and knew the guy to be an intelligent officer, "who knew how to hide his
> true emotions, blah, blah, blah." So, when the guy went back to his Faraja
> Command?, they decided to launch a surprise attack -surround them, throw
in
> grenades, force them to surrender, etc.
> There was the "coup attempt" of Nov. 11th, 1994, and the Death Sentence of
> 60/62 men in uniform. This was the gist of what Sana told a mutual friend.
>
> Question: Do your personal knowledge confirm, or contradict any of this?
>
> On Sana, Edward, and Yaya, it's obvious that the Army guys seriously
> underestimated the Gendermes Officer, and the degree to which he'll be
> willing to invoke ethnic sentiments to buttress his position as Chairman.
> Sana in particular made no secret of his contempt for Yaya, which
ultimately
> led to his undoing.
>
> I spoke to an Army Sharpshooter back in early '95 who witnessed Sana's
> arrest inside the State House complex. The guy told me that, Edward
> personally pulled a pistol on Sana (placed point-blank on his head.) But
> here is the interesting stuff: Our Yaya bolted to the bathroom, because
> "Sana being a close friend, his arrest evoked tender emotions in Yaya."
The
> guy said that after the noise of Sana's arrest sunsided, Yaya emerged from
> the bathroom visibly shaken.
>
> Question: Do you have any info, that would either confirm, or refute this
> guy's story?
>
> Thanks for jump-starting my week.
>
> Good morning.
>
> Saul.
>
>
>
> >From: ebou colly <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: COUP IN GAMBIA ONE
> >Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:28:34 -0700
> >
> >     COUP IN GAMBIA ONE
> >
> >A British military officer I once met in San Remo
> >Italy asked me to put the reason why there was a coup
> >in The Gambia in two words.
> >"Command breakdown and government complacency," I gave
> >it to him in five.
> >
>
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