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General News on Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-08-02
Yahya Jammeh, former Gambian president
The families of the 44 Ghanaians killed in 2005 across the Gambian border collapsed in tears when only one survivor of the mbadacre recounted how his other colleagues died in pain.
Families still in mourning attended a forum organized by the Ghana Justice Jammeh2 Justice Campaign, a civil society coalition that is demanding action against those responsible, including former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.
Martin Kyere, reporting his ordeal, said the 56 West African migrants, including 44 Ghanaians, had suffered atrocious and inhuman treatment under the command of Yahya Jammeh.
The migrants were executed by the "Junglers" group, a paramilitary force that received orders from Jammeh, on the other side of the Gambian border, on Senegalese territory.
He claimed to have dodged bullets fired by gunmen after jumping from a truck carrying arrested migrants before Junglers killed his colleagues.
Kyere explained that he had joined the campaign for justice after nearly 15 years of incident to attract the attention of the Ghanaian government and the international community on the killing of innocent migrants.
"44 of our nationals have been killed. Have you heard of our parliamentarians discussing this? Have you heard from anyone in the government who talked about it? Now it's over. And I know that the first person to convey this message is the President and the Attorney General. They all know that this is the administration of Yahya Jammeh. It is Yahya Jammeh himself who ordered the badbadination of Ghanaians. Now the ball is in the lap of the Ghanaian authorities to show the interest we all deserve justice, "he said.
Lt. Malick Jatta and Corporal Omar A. Jallow, two Gambian soldiers, recently revealed to the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission in The Gambia (TRRC) that the migrants had been executed by the team. "Junglers", a paramilitary force that had received orders from Jammeh, through the Gambian camp. border on the Senegalese territory.
The families of the deceased want the Government of Ghana to ensure that justice is done so that the issue is closed.
Although the Ghanaian government has promised to reopen its investigations into the mbadacre, affected families say little has been done.
In the midst of tears, bereaved families claimed that the killing of their loved ones, who were for the most part breadwinners, had affected their lives.
A family member said, "Jammeh, how am I going to deal with my life and that of my children? President of our nation, I ask you to intervene in this matter and help us to get justice. My only problem is that Eric, my son, was my hope because I knew that he could help us, along with his other siblings. So, if Jammeh killed my son, why do not you come and kill me too? " Another woman who also spoke at the forum argued that "all I would say is that the authorities should come in and help us to get justice."
The Jammeh2Justice Ghana Campaign is a joint group of civil society groups, including the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the Center for African Union for International Law and Accountability, Amnesty International, Center for the Defense of Human Rights (HRAC), POS Foundation and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).
Franklin Oduro, leader of the Ghana-CDD, said he would press for justice.
"So we thought that with the coming revelation, we need to start engaging the government of Ghana to reopen the case and seek to bring Yahya Jammeh to justice," he said.
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