Gambia: Passport Scandal - Officer Exposes How Fugitive Mbemba Escaped

Gambia: Passport Scandal - Officer Exposes How Fugitive Mbemba Escaped

In a dramatic courtroom testimony yesterday before Justice Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh at the High Court in Banjul, Detective Superintendent Lamin Saidykhan, head of the Serious Crime Unit at police headquarters in Banjul, laid bare the details of an investigation that has rocked the nation's immigration service.

Passport scandal: Officer exposes how fugitive Mbemba escaped

The detective charted the investigation from its inception to its conclusion, revealing how the urgent passport was not only approved but printed on the very same day. Drammeh subsequently used the document to travel outside the jurisdiction. When the case was called yesterday, A. Badjie appeared for the State while A. Jarju represented the defence. Before proceedings commenced, the State informed the court of an amendment to the bill of indictm…