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. > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.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 To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~