Babou Loum who testified at the TRRC on Tuesday on the independent witness role he played in the March 2006 coup has cautioned anyone who accuses him of anything he didn’t do will face the consequences ‘tomorrow’.
Loum had insisted he didn’t know if the coupists were tortured while their statements were being taken. He was the independent witness in as many as 32 separate cases.
“Babou, you amaze me a lot. Why do you amaze me? You were not an NIA, you were not a police officer, you were not a security man who does investigation. The lead counsel asked you how much they were paying you, you said they’re didn’t pay you anything. Then you’re a great man since you’re working for the state for free,” TRRC commissioner Amie Samba sarcastically told Loum when he insisted he was not paid for the information he was giving the state. He said he wasn’t a mole when the commissioner asked him if that’s what he was.
“No where Ndure was and where I was were not the same. But I know he had confidence in me in some aspect. Because there was one instance the IGP gave them one number. He told them to trace the person as soon as possible. The individual used to call him and insult him. I was the one that detected that person. So he relied on me a lot,” Loum said.
Loum then warned: “Whatever I know is what I am saying but if anyone also accuses me, the person will face it tomorrow. Because what I witnessed is what I can attest [to].”
