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Dalton1
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 Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 18:27:35
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Yero Jallow
Major Bajinka escaped death narrowly.
The bajinkas raided; four behind bars and Major escaped capture narrowly.
Following what is best described as a raid on the Bajinkas in Brikama, Major Khalifah Bajinka is at large, and four of his immediate family members behind NIA bars.
Confirming the story, Sedi-Lamin Bajinka,blood brother to Major Bajinka, living in the Wisconsin State of US, described his family encounter as unfortunate. "My brothers Yaya, Essa and Wuyeh are under arrest. Also, a cousin of mine, Bunamah.", cried Sidi-Lamin Bajinka.
Sidi-Lamin who won't say a lot about the whereabouts of the big figure Major Bajinka for safety reasons confirmed that Major Bajinka narrowly escaped death or capture from the hands of the Jammeh administration, and that the arrest of his innocent brothers is connected to the young major's escape.
"I tried to convince my brother not to return home from Nigeria after knowing he was tainted in the alleged Coup following widespread newspaper publications.", Said Sidi-Lamin, "But Major maintained that he is totally innocent of it and must go home no matter what will happen to his life.", he added.
Long time allies and Smpathisers to the Bajinkas, namely Mr. Demba Bah and his brother Musa, expressed real concern and hope that their friend Khalifah-as they fondly call him, will successfully find safety soon following that hot chase from the Jammeh killers.
It is remembered that Major Bajinka was a long time loyalist to the Jammeh administration, and was just returning home from his military training in Nigeria.
Note: The news tips alert was forwarded to us by Mr. Ebrima Sankareh, Editor-in-Chief, the Gambia Echo. At Gainako, we wish Bajinka a safe destination, and we implore on the Gambian authorities to release major's brothers, all non-military personnels.
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 18:45:48
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| JAMMEH IS DANGEROUS AS I TRY TO TELL THE BLINE ALHASSAN. |
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BambaLaye
USA
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 19:12:04
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I wish the Bajinka Family will come off this dilema unhurt and unshaken. Kalipha is intelligent guy and I'm sure is safe and sound. I knew him and we were very close with ex-Lt. Lamin Jarju (currently in custody) when we were all very young growing up in Brikama.
Seedou, our prayers are with you and family. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 19:17:39
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| Bajinka looked a loyal fellow to Junkung. Its unfortunate what is happening. My prayers to all Gambians. May the Almighty soften his heart to have mercy and the courage to feel remorse and humble as a leader. |
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OB1
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 19:26:21
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Folks, was this guy not implicated in harboring the murders of Deyda? Remember the Hamat Bah revelations? IF they were indeed true, then Banjinka deserves NO sympathy! Sorry. Let’s stop the double stands. Anyone guilty of torturing, harboring those how torture or even kill and intimidate deserves to also get their comeuppance....even if it is by the evil master they served. What is the saying....live by the gun....die by the gun?
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Dalton1
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 19:44:32
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OB1, greetings.
You said it right that bajinka was implicated in Deyda's demise. There are stories and counter stories about everything. By the way, though i know the Bajinkas well, in no way a sympathiser to any that hurt or betrayed Gambians. It is believed that those that killed Deyda, and those that burnt the Independent were encouraged (entered) in the military by Bajinka, and i think one of them-one Manjang (nicknamed Blacky) even went to school while staying in their compound in Brikama. The jarrol boys, who are also from the same Bainunka tribe with Bajinka were also mentioned.
I am sure every one remember my call about 7 months ago, asking people to tell their family members working with jammeh to quit and rescue themselves and their families. This message was well extended to the bajinka family. I persobally adviced them to tell Khalifah to quit. I extended my campaign to a lot of Gambian families, and therefore the said piece was put into practical, not merely a newspaper article.
By the way, the news piece is independent from chat threads. Thanks, Dalton. |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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OB1
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 20:02:35
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Hi Dalton, my Brother,
I fully concur with you. Sadly however, no one quits Jammeh's regime in Gambia, they either get kicked out or locked up or both. This is very sad, it tells us that most of us are spineless fools, with no principles. it is only when people get persecuted by the person they persecuted for (Jammeh), that they try to come back to the community to be accepted back into the circle of trust. For instance:
1. Cheyasin Secka (tried to personally prosecute Darboe--who used to feed him and his family when he had trouble in the PPP days)
2. Baba Jobe (did everything bad under the sun-J22 movement etc)
3. Musa Bittaye (introduced the D100,000 Media Bond)
4. Sana Sabally (terrorized Gambians, shot a driver's tiers out)
5. Essa Sey (tried to get Gambians (opposition) deported in US)
6. Ebou Jallow (Spokesperson during the AFPRC days)
7. Joseph Joof (introduced the Bill to quash the 2nd round balloting)
The LIST is endless.....we can go on and on and on. The saddest thing is most of these people are civilians, very few are/were in the AFPRC (army). So who made the monster....we did. A time will come….sooner or later, when MANY will stand in front of their children, wives, brothers sister and cousins and neighbors and weep and confess all the wicked things that they have done, and all we can do is forgive them. If we were to take revenge on everyone…..there would be very few of us left. But those that had the MOST responsibility must be punished at the end of the day. So Banjinka, IF indeed he harbored those murders, deserves no mercy.
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Dalton1
3485 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 20:15:43
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OB1, i couldn't agree with more that Gambians have to be booted out.
Personally, i know close family members of mine who were offered positions, and rejected because the family said "noo". Guidance starts at rejecting an offer of a position from Jammeh. |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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OB1
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 20:21:03
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My Brother, I wish we had more like them...honestly. Halifa (am not a griot for the guy) rejected advances from Jammeh so many times. And there are others that I know who did the same. Today they can walk with their heads held high.
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Dalton1
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 20:26:02
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i asked halifa why ? he replied "i know jammeh more than he thinks i know him."
i know for a fact both sam and sidia rejected ministerial offers. Sedat Jobe resigned-my respect for this fellow. |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 21:04:21
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I am folowing your postings Dalton1 and OB1. Ver educative. I did not know anything about bajinka other than he once worked at statehouse. As to his possible links with deyda is really news to me.
As i have always maintained, we have to be each others keeper |
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Dalton1
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 21:10:24
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Kons.,
I am sure u heard about Hamat's revelations at the NA. Also, some military boys who were seen with burns and treated secretely.It's more than we can put here. Actually, he was mentioned.
Got to go-later, Dalton |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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BambaLaye
USA
100 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 21:17:05
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All:
It is by now clear to all Yaya is brutal enough to kill his own kin for the sake of power. Kalipha and all other victims/accomplishes are intelligent enough to know what they're getting into when they deal with Yaya. Their purported complicity in the atrocities attributed to Yaya is hearsay (my p.O.V) until proven. I guess, I'm just being too careful not to pass judgement too quickly. I know, many good folks that worked/are working close to Yaya whom years back if you tell me will do some of things now attributed to them, I will categorically tell you NO for a fact; but after all these years and experiences, you never know who is who again. My recent visit to Gambia helped enlighten me to that fact. Let's not judge too quickly for Yaya is more cunning than most of us think. |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 21:40:14
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Originally posted by Dalton1
Yero Jallow
Major Bajinka escaped death narrowly.
The bajinkas raided; four behind bars and Major escaped capture narrowly.
Following what is best described as a raid on the Bajinkas in Brikama, Major Khalifah Bajinka is at large, and four of his immediate family members behind NIA bars.
Confirming the story, Sedi-Lamin Bajinka,blood brother to Major Bajinka, living in the Wisconsin State of US, described his family encounter as unfortunate. "My brothers Yaya, Essa and Wuyeh are under arrest. Also, a cousin of mine, Bunamah.", cried Sidi-Lamin Bajinka.
Sidi-Lamin who won't say a lot about the whereabouts of the big figure Major Bajinka for safety reasons confirmed that Major Bajinka narrowly escaped death or capture from the hands of the Jammeh administration, and that the arrest of his innocent brothers is connected to the young major's escape.
"I tried to convince my brother not to return home from Nigeria after knowing he was tainted in the alleged Coup following widespread newspaper publications.", Said Sidi-Lamin, "But Major maintained that he is totally innocent of it and must go home no matter what will happen to his life.", he added.
Long time allies and Smpathisers to the Bajinkas, namely Mr. Demba Bah and his brother Musa, expressed real concern and hope that their friend Khalifah-as they fondly call him, will successfully find safety soon following that hot chase from the Jammeh killers.
It is remembered that Major Bajinka was a long time loyalist to the Jammeh administration, and was just returning home from his military training in Nigeria.
Note: The news tips alert was forwarded to us by Mr. Ebrima Sankareh, Editor-in-Chief, the Gambia Echo. At Gainako, we wish Bajinka a safe destination, and we implore on the Gambian authorities to release major's brothers, all non-military personnels.
HOW TRUE IS THIS STORY? A FAMILY FRIEND I SPOKE TO AN HOUR AGO SAID HE JUST SPOKE TO BAJINKA'S WIFE AND SHE DIDN'T MENTION IT AND SHE WAS AT WORK.
This story was first carried by Pa Nderry's Freedomnewspaper. Sankareh first falsified it then took a 360 degrees turn to bring his own'authentic' version. According Sankareh Bajinka was on a year long training course in Nigeria how then could he be implicated in a coup that was planned and nearly executed in his absence? Dalton1 where did Sidi Bajinka confirm the story?
This story was earlier refuted on Gambia-L as followshttp://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=ind0607c&L=gambia-l&D=1&H=1&O=D&F=P&P=351
Its a disgrace that people can smear others and put families in trouble just because they have an axe to grind with the state. Lets PRACTICE RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM. |
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kondorong
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kajaw
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Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 22:18:43
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I do not know major Bajinka personally but i knew one Jaranka boy by the name of Babanding he was good friends with Bajinka. But such is the nature of the gambian situation. In a broader sense, we are all family. That makes the fact that we turn on eachother an even grater tragedy. It is usually the case that even if you do not know someone personally, you know someone that is related to them or connected to them in some other way. This is precisely why usually insist that we not let our personal relationships cloud our judgement. Injustice is injustice no matter who carried it out. Crime is crime no matter who is the originator. Corruption is never less so if the person corrupt has been nice to us or brought us up or is our family member or our friend. Like most of you, i have heared a great deal of rumors about the exploits of Major baginka. For instance, it is widely rumored that he was perticularely keen on the toture of Sadibou Hydara and Sanna Sabally.
So here we are presented with a dilema and most of us have not formed a cleare picture of the situation. Here is my take on the matter.
1. In a country where the Government operates with impunity and secricy, where the public is rarely informed and never consulted rumors or "Radio kangkang" is the only available source of information.
2. We all know that "radio kangkang" is sometimes dead wrong.
3. Even if the major is involved with past crimes, he should be arrested for those and given a fare trial
4. Even if he is implicated on the current issue of treason, he should get a fare trial but we all know from past experience that he will be totured to confess on national TV before he is brought to a Kangaroo court where he is neither guaranteed a free and speedy trial nor a right to council. So if you are the major, you try to run away whether you are innocent or guilty.
5. If his family members are not involved in any crime, i do not see how justice would be advanced by arresting them.
In conclusion, i think the assertion that he deserved what he got is premature in some sense but to a larger degree perhaps not well thoought out. For when we condone these acts and try to justify them with what he might have done in the past, we risk sliding right back to lawlessness. He may well have been responsible for the atrocities he is being rumored to have commited and if that is the case, he should not be killed or totured simply because he may have killed or totured in the past. Some of Adolf Hitlar's henchmen some would argue ware as bad as the devil himself but the fact that they accorded their victims no justice does not mean that when they were arrested, they should have been totured, beaten,starved and then hanged. They were tried and given every oportunity to defend themselves and when they were found guilty, they were hanged. If Bajinka was arrested and found guilty (by a free impartial system) of perticipating in the killing of Hydara and then executed, i will not shed a tear for him. Justice would have been served and he would have gotten what he deserved. As of now, the culture of lawlessness has muddied the waters and i am not sure i could pass judgement.
I would conceed one thing though, he had every oportunity to break ranks with the government if in fact he wanted to. He could have resigned his commision. Give me one example where someone voulentary quit and was arrested. So for him to be in the inner circle and even served as Aid de camp and personal body guarde to the president and not know what is going on is hard to immergine. Remember, the Aid de camp holds the breef case of the president. So at the very minimum, he has aided and abetted the criminal behavior of the administration. Bajinka had numerous travel opportunities during which he could have seeked asylum and refuse to perticipate in what was going on. To often, people stay because they have nice houses, drive expensive government cars and their families benifit emensly. Very few stay or leave out of a grater sense of responsibility, dignity or profesionalism. The marrage between the Gambian security forces and the political establishment is a hazadious one. They are like pack of hyenas when one amongst them is scratched by a twig and starts to bleed, the clan start to lick his blood to soote the pain but soon enough, they begin to enjoy the taste of blood and unless he is very srewed, might end up being dinner. |
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