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Gambia News : Jammeh Fires Another Top Army Officer
Lt.
Colonel Gibril Bojang, the State Guard Commander has been demoted to
the rank of Private and at the same time dismissed from the Gambia
Armed Forces, a press release from the Office of the President stated
on Wednesday.
This
latest dismissal by President Jammeh, who is also the
Commander-in-Chief of the Gambia Armed Forces comes hot on the heels of
a major shake-up in the military hierarchy, affecting Lieutenant
General Lang Tombong Tamba, Chief of Defence Staff and four others,
namely Brigadier General Omar Bun Mbye, Lieutenant Col. Demba Njie,
Major Malamin Bo Badjie and Captain Lamin Fatty, all of whom were
removed from the Army.
The service of Mr. Joseph Jasseh, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence was also terminated during the same period.
Bojang was on Friday 9thOctober, 2009 appointed the Deputy Commander of the Republican National Guards cum State Guards Commander.
However, there was no reason advanced for this cause of action.
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- hello mester mr president of the REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA,if i new that will not make yestday
come back,trust this.
(Posted on December 19, 2009, 6:34 PM acocha)
- jammeh is just another jack ass, se him end up like samuel doe
(Posted on December 2, 2009, 1:03 PM med cobra)
- i agree wid u modou. he keeps firing n hiring people the whole point is he's uneducated thats why.. gambians made a huge mistake appointing him the president
(Posted on November 1, 2009, 1:43 PM madan)
- Sometimes i think Jammeh is just sitting behind his desk with nothing to do,just scratching his head wondering who to fire next!
(Posted on October 25, 2009, 11:53 AM modou modou)
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