The Government of The Gambia has sent a special delegation to investigate a case of an alleged assault against the Ambassador Sheikh Tijan Hydara by his Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) Vincent Mendy, and a suspected financial malpractice uncovered by the Cuban bank responsible for the accounts of the Gambian Embassy in Havana, Cuba, LamToro News has learnt.
An authority within the Gambia Government said: “The fighting incident occured in the last week of January 2024 during a meeting convened by the Ambassador in his office to resolve certain irregularities and official matters in the Mission.“
A source who spoke to LamToro News from Banjul under conditions of anonymity said: “there is definitely a case of an assault on the Ambassador Sheikh Tijan Hydara by Vincent Mendy, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Ambassador‘s Office.”
LamToro News will give more updates on this incident at the Gambian Embassy as investigations continue.
