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Ex-Fisheries Minister, Antouman Saho arrested
--Also, Maj Wally Nyang sacked, arrested
By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief
Unimpeachable sources nestled within the corridors of state power, report that Antouman Saho, who was sacked along three other Cabinet Minister on Friday, February 5, 2010 has been arrested in the wee hours of this morning from his Serekunda residence. Our operative Njie Khakatarr says minister Saho was picked up from his second wife’s house early this morning by a team of armed security guards and NIA agents. No sooner was Saho picked up than they took off behind the wheel of a tinted glass-SUV whisking him away at break-neck speed, leaving behind a scary cloud of dust.
According to Khakatarr, Saho is currently at Bambadinka helping the NIA with on-going investigations based on which they wlll make a determination if he too will transition to Mile II Prisons.
Until his high profile sacking, Antouman Saho was Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters. He had also served as National Mobiliser of the ruling APRC party, Mayor of Banjul as well as ambassador to several countries since the military coup of July, 22, 1994.
The former Navy Chief in the pre-coup days was credited for being instrumental in the coup plot that swept away the democratically elected government of Sir Dawda K. Jawara and had never minced his words in supporting the illegal act.
In another development, our state house sources say Major Wally Nyang of the Gambia National Army has also been sacked and arrested. Nyang is from Bakindick in the Lower Nuimi District, North Bank Region. We have also been told of similar arrests of officers but since we do not have their names we will leave it at that as we continue to monitor these precarious developments.
For now though, speculations are wild in the mini-West African state as to what may have provoked the recent wave of arrest of senior military officials as well as other state functionaries in a government that is progressively inching towards disaster.
In another twist, our State House sources reveal that Fatoumata Ayo Sidibeh, the subject of our report on February 22, 2010 has left The Gambia enroute to Washington, DC, as Deputy Chief of Mission. She replaces rogue diplomatic hand, Ebrima J. T. Kujabi who is currently visiting Banjul.