Mr. Tamba Fofana, the headmaster of Kudang Lower Basic School, who was arrested on 16 September 2006 (8 months ago) by Inspector Omar Jawo of Bansang Police Station, is being detained at Fatoto. Mr. Fofana who has been detained at several other police stations was brought to Fatoto from Sare Ngai Police Station where he has spent about five months.
When this reporter visited the station he saw Master Tamba in cell and called him "uncle." Mr. Tamba's face looked pale and bony.
According to sources, Mr. Tamba was brought there when Foroyaa published that he was at Sare Ngai. He was taken to Fatoto over a month ago.
When contacted Mrs. Fofana said since her husband's arrest she was given information that her husband was there and that he was sick. She said the police came and told her that she should leave the station since the person she saw was not Tamba Fofana. It is said that medicaments and food she gave to the Police were returned to her even though she asked them to give the foods to any other person(s) they might have with them.
Readers could recall that in December last year the high court in Banjul gave orders for the release of Master Tamba Fofana on bail. The state has since then not honoured this court order.
Master Tamba and many people have been under detention for over the (72) seventy-two hours required by the constitution of The Gambia.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Jobarteh said he does not know anything about Master Tamba. This reporter further told him about the high court order of last December for Tamba to be released on bail; the PRO said he did not know about that too.
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