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ARMY DENIES ARRESTS OF SANNA MANJANG, BORRA COLLEY
By Saloum Sheriff Janko
Press release
The Gambia Armed Forces have refuted reports of the arrest of the two renegate soldiers of Lt. Colonel Sanna Manjang and Brigdier General Bora Colley.
A press release issued from the Army headquarters on Thursday , said the report of the duo’s arrest was unfounded.
“The GAF Command wishes to categorically State that this information is untrue or false.
“The Military Police of GAF has not been involved in any operation to effect the arrest of Brigdier General Bora Colley and Lieutenant Colonel Sanna Manjang, who are very senior members of the junglers and also persons of interest to the Government of the republic of the Gambia,” the release stated.
The said soldiers were members of former president Yahya Jammeh’s close security guards as well as the notorious paramilitary hit squad, the Junglers.
They are on the Police most wanted lists after they were accused of committing gross human rights abuses and crimes, including killing and torture under Jammeh’s 22- year rule.
They fled the country during the political impassfe.
Their arrest was circulated on social media on Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile the Gambia Police also said they are unaware of the arrest of the said soldiers .
