By Lamin Njie
Many Gambians skipped work on Monday amid fears Operation Three Years Jotna was planning to throw the country into turmoil.
Students also skipped school as some businesses also closed after claims and counter-claims that members of Operation Three Years were a bunch of criminals who had planned to set the country on fire.
Three Years Jotna on Monday staged their protest after months of controversy but the pressure group’s protest attended by thousands of Gambians was mostly peaceful.
Madi Jobarteh in an exclusive interview with The Fatu Network said the Gambia government pushed a false narrative to scare Gambians.
He said: “You can see what cost their lie made on our economy. A lot of people didn’t go to work. A lot of people did not open their shops. A lot of school children did not go to school. That is irreparable loss. For me, somebody should pay for it.
“President Barrow should pay for this and each and every head of that security agency should pay for this and they should pay for generating a lie in order to scare Gambians and to deny Gambians opportunities.
“Many people lost opportunities, a means to survive, a means to put bread and butter on the table because of a lie from the Gambia government, perpetrated by security chiefs and condoned by President Barrow.”
