Sheikh Sanyang, President Yahya Jammeh’s Chief Cook has absconded to a neighboring country. Sheikh has worked for Jammeh for over a decade and was once one of the most trusted employees of the iron fist dictator. This latest departure is part of an exodus of employees from Jammeh feared dungeon.
If our readers could recall, Sheikh was arrested and detained with the Head of Household Security, Modou Jatta, and his whereabouts has been unknown since then. His friends and colleagues were therefore relieved at the news of his escape from the abuse that was being meted out on him and the other Jammeh household employees.
Other former employees who took their chance to escape were State House steward, Tijan Bojang and Orderly, Yusupha Sanyang, both of whom absconded in September, 2014 during Jammeh’s trip in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly meeting.
Jammeh is now left with Modou Lamin Jarju, a Steward who together with Lady in Waiting, Isatou Jammeh, are said to be very close to First Lady Zineb, and this according to our State House sources give them some degree of immunity from the constant arrests, detentions, and firings that the other in house employees are subjected to by Yahya. “Jammeh will never arrest or detain those two as long as Zineb is with him” emphasized another source, both of whom wish to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal.
Zineb has good reason to keep Modou Lamin close for he is said to be the one the First Lady gives powder-like stuff to put in Jammeh’s coffee and Orange juice. The source said sometimes after the drink, Jammeh falls asleep and Zineb sneaks into his room and makes her way out with lots of money. This Modou Lamin is said to the one who runs all of Zineb’s voodoo errands against Jammeh – he has the First Lady’s full trust and confidence and she insists that Jammeh travels with him always.
Isatou is another trusted employee of the First Lady, she washes her private stuff like undies by hand and provides all her with sanitary stuff each month. Jammeh’s clothes are washed at the laundry room and not hand washed.
So as employees are fleeing in large numbers, these two are sitting pretty, their lucks haven’t ran out for now – thanks to the First Lady, Zineb Jammeh. But if history is anything go by, they will be advised to start charting their great escape before it’s too late. That’s a lesson former trusted State House employees like Ello Jallow, Almamo Manneh, and others learned the hard way, losing their lives in the process. A word to the wise is enough.
