By Lamin Njie
Police in The Gambia said Monday three people are in their custody on suspicion of fraudulently helping a man hold Gambian diplomatic passport.
A man was reportedly travelling with a Gambian diplomatic passport only to get quizzed by police as to how he got the passport. The man whose name is yet to be released, told police he got it through some officials of the ministry of foreign affairs after paying them over D200,000.
Police spokesman Lamin Njie confirmed the arrest of three people on Monday telling The Fatu Network two of the suspects are protocol officers at the ministry of foreign affairs.
“A JP (Justice of Peace) has also been arrested. They are all in custody helping the police in their investigation,” Njie added.
The ministry of foreign affairs said on Sunday three of its officials are involved. Two were arrested on Friday while a third suspect ‘left the country about a forthnight ago.’
Meanwhile, a source has told The Fatu Network all three officials started working at the ministry when Ousainou Darboe became foreign minister in 2017.
