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GAMBIA: Jammeh’s lawyer on the run, flees Banjul for Senegal
Scores of Gambians are beginning to leave the shores of their country in droves with fears on the rise that President Yahya Jammeh’s attempt to overturn the December 1st elections he lost to his now exiled opponent, Adama Barrow may spark a civil war.
The latest to flee the capital of Banjul is Jammeh’s attorney Edward Anthony Gomez who has fled with his family to neighbouring Senegal amid mounting fears and rapidly increasing tension.
Before he left, Gomez left a message for Jammeh asking him to accept that everything except God’s Kingdom, comes to an end and should not allow his legacy to be described as one where “pen of the sword dipped in innocent blood writes its history on the rough page of tyranny”.
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In a letter to Mr Jammeh, Mr Gomez wrote: “On Tuesday 17th January 2017, my son and I took a crucial decision to seek sanctuary in the sister Republic of Senegal. This was found necessary due to the mounting fear and rapidly increasing tension at every passing moment.”
Now that Jammeh’s mandate has expired, time is running out for the headstrong leader who has been issued an ultimatum by ECOWAS.
Senegal, with backing from leaders in the region, has threatened to invade Gambia to depose Jammeh if he does not immediately hand over power to challenger Barrow, who beat him at the last December elections.
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