Yankuba Touray at Mile II, speculations about Edward Singhateh rife

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Our most dependable military sources have just reported that Yankuba Kabineh Touray, former Fisheries Minister and Ex-National Mobiliser of the ruling APRC party has arrived at the Mile II Central Prisons. Touray was lured to the NIA bureau earlier this morning and quickly arrested. He was interrogated for hours and is now at the Maximum Security Wing of Africa’s most notorious jail. As we went to press, speculations are now rife that his former military comrade, Captain Edward David Singhateh may also be picked up. We will continue to monitor the situation and will keep you informed.

It can be recalled that on July 22, 1994, four young lieutenants: Edward David Singhateh, Sana B. Sabally, Sadibou Haidara and Yahya A.J.J Jammeh announced on private Radio 1 FM that they have toppled the PPP regime of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara to end pandemic corruption, nepotism and extravagant life styles. Days later, the junta added Lt. Yankuba K. Touray as council member. Fifteen years later, the coup leader, Yahya Jammeh has metamorphosed into utterly despicable tyrant and has effectively emasculated his comrades. Lieutenant Haidara, later captain Haidara died in jail at Mile II Prisons while serving a nine-year jail sentence with comrade, Captain Sana B. Sabally. Sabally graduated and quickly left the country and is now abroad. Captain Singhateh was promoted Vice Chairman of the junta and served as cabinet minister until he too was axed. Yankuba was sacked about six months ago and today, he too is at Mile II not as a powerful spokesman but as prisoner and it remains to be seen what he too will get from there.

Editor’s Note: The Gambia Echo regrets the alleged arrest of one Modou Toro. He is not among those arrested as alleged. We apologize profoundly for the inconvenience this may have caused him and his family.