Borry Bojang, The Operations Director at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is languishing in incommunicado detention at the dreaded NIA Headquarters for at least two months now. Borry was the assistant to the then NIA Operations Director Louie Gomez, who has been elevated to the deputy director general position few months ago. According to sources nestled within the corridors of power, Borry is said to have been raised by the President Yahya Jammeh’s own mother Aja Asombie Bojang and he incurred the wrath of the Dictator days after the arrest of the December 30 State House attackers.
Borry is being accused of giving orders for the unshackling of Captain Buba Sanneh (convicted recently for treason related offences by a kangaroo court martial) who was put in cuffs during investigations of the failed coup attempt on the seat of the presidency in Banjul.
His order was said to have resulted to the apparent escape attempt by Captain Sanneh from NIA custody. Capt Sanneh reportedly smashed down a window at the NIA reception, yanked himself out and fled the headquarters. A frantic search by security forces ensued, and the captain was rearrested and later severely torture throughout the night.
News of his escape attempt reached Dictator Jammeh’s desk, and as a true measure of his vindictive character, he gave directives for Borry Bojang to be arrested and detained. Since then, Borry has been held in incommunicado detention and has not been charged neither allowed access to family members or a lawyer.
Sources said Borry is a relative of Aja Asombie Bojang and had lived in the Kotu residence of the president until recently. He did not pay rent or bills, according to sources. The detained Borry Bojang is alleged to have first hand information about the two missing US citizens Alhaji Mamoud Ceesay and Ebou Jobe. The two men disappeared in The Gambia during a visit intended to start a business there. They left behind their wives and young children in the United States.
Capt Buba Sanneh was among the recently convicted military officers by the secret Court Martial set up by Dictator Jammeh. He was discharged from the Gambia Armed Forces, slammed with a life sentence, three twenty year on three different counts, and a twenty year sentence. He is currently jailed at the Mile II Central Prison together with his co-accused.
Prior to his dismissal following his conviction at the recently concluded secret court martial, Captain Sanneh was dismissed from the Gambia Armed Forces in 2013 after The First Lady’s lap top went missing at the State House. He was brought back a few months later and had served as logistics officer at State House until his arrest in January 2015 for his alleged involvement in the foiled December 30th 2014 coup attempt.
