I wish the bushfire should have burnt down the mansion
which was build from our missing millions.He was very
very poor before July 1994 but today he is rcher than
the state he is ruling.
--- Y C Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The question remains as to why this happened?
>
> Wish the true Gambians living in Kanilai all the
> best
>
>
>
> A bush fire, which spiraled out of control Monday
> and raged for two days,
> ravaged much of President Jammeh’s forest park in
> his birthplace of Kanilai,
> killing animals and destroying trees. The fire was
> so devastating that some
> of the animals the president is rearing in his
> “garden” had to be evacuated
> to a safe land corridor as food shortage descended
> on the animals.
> The destruction had also left the president shocked
> and saddened. The fire
> was allegedly caused by two women preparing local
> herbs in the early hours of
> Monday morning in Kanwally village. The two still
> reported to be at large,
> were reportedly preparing some Busesab (in Jola)
> used to mix with tobacco
> powder locally called Piris when the fire quickly
> spiraled out of control,
> spreading to a near-by bush despite valiant efforts
> by the two women to put
> it off. According to reports the fire ravaged
> everything on its path fiercely
> traveling at a high velocity later in the afternoon.
> By this time it was
> already encroaching on President Jammeh’s Forest
> Park in Kanilai, a habitat
> for many wild animals such as lions, wolves,
> turtles, zebras and other animal
> species.
> It lasted for two days before 700 youths from
> surrounding villages and the
> combined waterpower of the fire fighters from
> Banjul, Serekunda and Kotu fire
> Brigade finally overcame it but not before it left a
> trail of destruction to
> trees and grass fed on by the animals which were
> evacuated to a safer place
> far removed from the path of the inferno. A bush pig
> was however not as
> lucky. It was burnt to death. The Alkalo of kanilai
> Alhagie Maseray Jammeh
> who expressed regrets over the incident was said to
> have vowed to come down
> heavily on the two women for starting the fire and
> “in the twinkling of an
> eye caused several thousands of Dalasis worth of
> damage”.
> Meanwhile unconfirmed reports have indicated that
> President Jammeh who was
> shocked and saddened over the incident promised to
> visit the area soon to
> access the damage. However up to the time of going
> to press there was no
> independent confirmation whether this has taken
> place. In recent months bush
> fires have become rampant mostly in provincial
> areas. A bush fire in the
> North Bank Division earlier this month destroyed the
> whole village of Kerr
> Sheick Taal, killing livestock, destroying food
> stuffs and leaving villagers
> as destitute.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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