By Fatou Sowe
Captain Sulayman Jammeh of the third infantry battalion of the Gambia Armed Forces and formerly office assistant to General Saul Badjie, Monday gave evidence at the Janneh Commission with regard to a transaction he was involved in.
Jammeh told the commission that he served the GAF for 18 years and that from 2003 to December 2016 was stationed at the state house.
According to him, in April 2016 while Jammeh was on “meet the people’s tour”, he received instructions from General Badjie to go to the Central Bank governor and collect a payment of $500, 000 on behalf of the former president.
He said it was on a Friday which was not an official working day for the government which he said could be the reason he did not receive the whole amount.” I was given $200, 000 because the CBG was out of dollars”. He added
Jammeh narrated that he was also instructed to deliver the cash to the resident of former President which he did and the cash was handed over to one Sergeant Bojang alias Obama.
He outlined that in the payment request it was stated that the directive was from former president but he was directed by Gen. Badjie and not former President Jammeh.
