The
Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) Foday Conta has
told the press that the body of the former United Democratic Party (UDP) Youth
Mobiliser, Solo Sandeng, who was reportedly killed by operatives of the defunct
National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has been exhumed, as investigation
continues with a view to bringing his alleged killers to justice.
According
to the Police PRO, on Saturday 4 March 2017 members of the Police Investigating
Team visited the coastal village of Tanji, Kombo South, where it was believed
the late Solo Sandeng, the UDP Youth Mobiliser,
was buried after he was allegedly arrested and killed by members of the
defunct NIA.
“During
the exhumation, the suspected grave of Solo was identified by Saikou Omar Jeng,
former NIA Director of Operations who was also the team leader of Solo
Sandeng’s alleged torture and subsequent death,” police PRO Inspector Foday
Conta said.
“A
medical team from the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Solo Sandeng’s
son and brother, Muhammed Sandeng and Famara Sandeng, were all present to
witness the exhumation process,” the police PRO added.
The
remains of the late Solo Sandeng, he disclosed, “are currently at the Edward
Francis Small Teaching Hospital for medical examination so as to establish the
actual cause of his death, and help the police in their marathon investigation
with a view to bringing his alleged killers to justice.”
