Senegalese authorities and security chiefs have on Tuesday, December 2 officially handed over Lt. Col. Sanna Manjang, The Gambia’s most feared soldier who was on the run for the past nine years.
Manjang was handed over to a team of Gambia Military Police officers led by Provost Marshall Lt. Col. Kuluteh Manneh.
Manneh was among several Gambian soldiers and top security officials allegedly tortured by Sanna Manjang and his team of junglers.
Lt. Col. Manneh, former Police Chief IGP Ensa Badjie (late) and then Provost Marshall Mam Matarr Seck were in 2010 accused in a drug-related case and were faced with 51-count charges before Justice Emmanuel Amadi at the High Court in Banjul.
The late IGP Ensa Badjie had explained in court how they were tortured brutally the Jungulars and NIA.
Fifteen years after torturing Manneh and others, Manjang got handed over to the officers he once oppressed to satisfy Yahya Jammeh.
Manjang was captured last Friday by a joint security force from Senegal and The Gambia in a well-coordinated effort in Casamance, Senegal.
Lt. Col. Sanna Manjang stands accused of gross human rights violations, including torture and murders. During the country’s Truth Commission process, various victims testified of how Manjang was ruthless, including decapitating a victim and stumping on his head.
