By Lamin Njie
Ba Kawsu Fofana has began giving testimony at the TRRC, one week after his brother told the probe the top imam vanished into thin air when the NIA attempted to arrest him.
Mr Fofana, 51, is a fearless Islamic preacher who wasn’t afraid of speaking truth to former President Yahya Jammeh. As a result, he was arrested in May 2012 and taken to the NIA where he was tortured.
In August of 2012, a group of NIA officials led by their boss Yankuba Badjie returned to Ba Kawsu’s house to arrest him for a second time but he was not arrested this time as he disappeared, Omar Fofana, a brother to Ba Kawsu told the TRRC last week Thursday.
The top cleric Thursday after began his testimony at the TRRC after returning to the country from Guinea Bissau.
He first swore to speak the truth, then took his seat.
Moments later, Mr Fofana drank from the outlet of his kettle as he placed his staff on his lap. He then placed the kettle on the table only for Essa Faal to ask him to get it off there.
