BY PA NDERRY M'BAI
Gambia's Army Chief of Defense Staff Assan Sarr, has been fired with immediate effect, highly placed sources in the heart of the Jammeh government told this paper today. The circumstances surrounding Mr.Sarr's sacking is not yet clear, but sources hinted that Sarr received a terse letter today, announcing his immediate removal from the army.
Unconfirmed reports say, army Chief of Staff Sarr's sacking might be connected to recent moves by some disgruntled Gambian soldiers, who vowed to rebel against the Jammeh government, if their allowances were not paid. The said soldiers served as peace keepers, in troubled region of Sudan. Military sources say, the aggrieved soldiers could not be calmed by the sacked army chief, despite several attempts by Sarr to prevail on the soldiers to remain calm. Major Peter Singhateh led the said contingent to Sudan for peacekeeping.
Assan Sarr, suffered series of hiring and firing under Jammeh's rule. He was last year arrested and detained by the NIA, following reports that he was induced by some foreign nationals, who were arrested by the Navy for illegal fishing. The said vessel was impounded, but later released for some unexplained reasons. The vessel was later traced in Sierra Leone. He was later released and rehired as Chief of Defense Staff.
The sacking of Sarr, has been greeted by shock by GNA soldiers, who seem to be divided at the moment. Military sources say, Sarr is having a strong following in the army and his sacking might led to a rift within the army.
Meanwhile, the Director of the Civil Aviation and her deputy had been sacked. She was briefly detained and later released. Paul Bass has been named as the new DG of Civil Aviation. This paper will keep its readers posted about developments.
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