Fatoumatta Sandeng has disclosed an early morning conversation he had with his father Ebrima Solo Sandeng – as the UDP political activist got set for a protest he organised.
On April 14, 2016, Mr Sandeng led a group of UDP supporters and marched to Westfield to protest against Jammeh’s rule. He was murdered following his arrest by police.
Daughter Fatoumatta Sandeng appearing before the TRRC today disclosed what her father told her in a conversation that proved to be their last.
“On April 14, we woke up to pray Fajr. It was myself, my mom and my dad. So after praying, he turned. I was already getting up to go prepare for work and he told me… I was usually called Aji Fatou at home.
“He told me we will be going on a peaceful protest today. He told me ‘but I don’t know if it would end well’. He told me ‘but whatever happens, make sure you take care of the family’. And I will say I’m not the oldest.
“But at that time, my elder sister was in Basse for posting. She worked with the MRC. And my elder brother was also in Senegal. So I was literally the oldest at that time. So when he told me that, he told me not to come back home after work until I hear that everything was fine.
[That] he would also make sure my mom and kids are safe before he leaves. So that’s how I left for work and that’s the last time I saw him and spoke to him,” Mrs Sandeng told the TRRC.
