British-Gambian Amie Joof enjoys every support, love and care contrary to reports she has no one to care for her.
A video emerged of Amie at the weekend suggesting she was in need of help. In it, Amie could be seen crying and that she wants to leave UK and return to The Gambia.
Her family has reacted to the development telling The Fatu Network the video was taken in bad faith, a day after she returned home.
“They did it to shame her and we are disappointed,” one of her relatives said.
Another one, her niece, said: “I even met with her yesterday and she’s doing fine. We are however not happy with what the Gambian Embassy did by doing a video and sharing it on social media.”
Editor’s note: The Fatu Network hereby apologise to the family of Amie Joof for the report done on her. Our report had no malicious intent. The video had been shared and published by individuals and media outlets long before The Fatu Network could carry it. Our publication was purely based on the statements of Amie herself and the fact that the video was already in the public space. We reported it to shine light on her plight, without any malicious intent. We simply wanted authorities to fulfill their duty to a Gambian citizen, just like we have done in many cases in the past. But now that her family have set the records straight, we would like to apologise for any distress the story may have caused them.
