Joe

Calling him Thief Jallow is a complement. In my books,
the guy has lost his birth right after becoming
Gambia's No 1 Fugitive.

Thank you

Sanusi Owens


--- Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sanusi,
thanks for this forward.  I recalled this
> post very well and it was
> also my response to Thief Jallow that brought Elhajj
> to his defense at the
> time.  This guy is nothing but a creep.  Keep up the
> good work.
>
> Chi Jaama
>
> Joe Sambou
>
>
> >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: EBOU JALLOW'S LATEST
> BOMBSHELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 05:02:33 -0500
> >
> >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.
> > >
>
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