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Gambia News: Kanyiba Kanyi's Family Remain Uncertain

The detention of Kanyiba Kanyi incommunicado for 15 months now, made his family and loved ones to be uncertain about his fate. The family, who were in tears, said Kanyiba's long disappearance had a negative psychological impact in their family life. According to them, they could not understand the sudden disappearance of Kanyiba; that they are yet to know the offences he might have done to deserve his long incarceration.

They pointed out that Kanyiba was not a politician neither a state employee, instead a charitable worker under the Christian Children's' Fund ( CCF). They expressed their frustration and wondered as to whether Kanyiba is death or alive. They complained that since he was arrested by security agents in September 2006; they have never heard any information about his whereabouts nor the conditions under he might have been held. They explained how they daily lived in sorrow and distress not knowing joy nor happiness since his disappearance. They stated that they have done everything possible within their power to locate Kanyiba's place of detention but to no avail. The Kanyi family wonder when justice would prevail, because as they said their lawyer had sought the release of kanyiba through the high court in late 2006, which was granted but is yet to be honoured by the state. " We have been waiting in vain since the court's ruling, we have no other alternative but to leave everything in the hands of Almighty", they lamented.

It could be recalled that Kanyiba Kanyi, was said to be arrested by three plain clothes security agents from his residence at Bonto Village in Kombo East, on 18 September 2006, barely few days before the presidential elections. His detention incommunicado now clocks 521 days. Upon his arrest, his younger brother, Wandifa Kanyi, was also arrested and spent a night at the Police headquarters'in Banjul before being released. As for Kanyiba, since then, the family has not known his whereabouts or condition of detention.