An anonymous source confirmed to The Point that the suspect was detained at the Maximum Security Wing of the prison. The two prison officers are currently under police investigation with a view to establishing the cause of the incident.
The suspect, Buba Drammeh, was accused of killing Buba Jammeh; former staff of Brikama Area Council (BAC), during a communal land dispute between the people of Gunjur and Berending in March 2019. The suspect, after the incident, fled and escaped arrest. However, he was rearrested last year by personnel of the Anti-Crime Unit of The Gambia Police Force.
Our source further added: “We suspect that there could be conspiracy in the way and manner in which the suspect Buba Drammeh escaped the prison because there was no breaking in the prison. Therefore, how could a prisoner escape a prison when there is no breaking? Investigation is currently ongoing in order to get to the root of the incident. I am sure after the incident, everything will be clear.”
Press release: Beakanyang condemns in the strongest terms the brutal murder of Yusupha York, a 26 year old Gambian resident in Saint-Etienne, France on 26 May 2020 – an act which constitutes a blatant violation of his right to life, as guaranteed under Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
BISSAU, Feb 2 (Reuters) - At least six people were killed in a failed attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, state radio said on Wednesday, as residents of the capital cautiously returned to daily life.
Saikou Kawsu Gassama, executive secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has highlighted the need to change emergency-oriented approaches in responding to social protection rights in The Gambia
Hon. Musa Amul Nyassi, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Foni Kansala, who doubles as spokesperson for the opposition Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), has said the government is surely to be blamed for the hike in prices of basic food commodities, citing that government has done nothing to address the situation.
