Kambai says Jammeh tied amulet on his head as 22nd July coup took place

An army WO2 Sam Kambai has told the TRRC former President Yahya Jammeh sat on a stone sweating and with a charm tied to his head shortly after soldiers overran State House in a military coup in July 1994.

Jammeh and fellow junior ranking soldiers stormed State House on 22nd July 1994 and seized it in a bloodless coup.

Warrant Officer Class 2 Sam Kambai was at the State House on the fateful day and he recalled Jammeh’s behaviour on the day.

“We saw the likes of Edward and Yahya Jammeh enter in. Yahya Jammeh sat on one stone. He tied a charm on his head and was sweating. I then called him and said, ‘Jola Moro’. He insulted me and said there is nothing like making jokes here [today],” Kambai told the TRRC on Monday.