The State Intelligence Service (SIS) has benefitted from a donation of 10 brand new Pick-Up vehicles (white colour) last Monday, sources at the agency hinted. The donation came from a friendly country (name withheld) through its embassy in The Gambia. “The vehicles will be distributed among senior officers in key […]
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Lamin Jadama appointed as new SIS deputy director general
Seasoned intelligence officer Lamin Jadama has been appointed as the new deputy director general of the State Intelligence Service (SIS). His appointment took effect on 22nd July 2022.Mr. Jadama replaces Pa Musa Jobarteh, who is now appointed as Gambia’s ambassador to Brussels. Jadama is amongst the longest serving personnel of […]
OC of SIS Operations, other intelligence officers redeployed
The State Intelligence Service (SIS) of the Gambia continues to make more redeployments recently, LamToro News has learned. Edward Mendy, the Officer Commanding (OC) SIS Operations has been redeployed to serve as First Secretary at the Gambian Embassy in Sierra Leone. Another senior officer, Alhagie Ceesay of the Analysis Unit […]
FEATURE: How Gambia’s National Security could have been compromised by the SIS. Lessons to be learned!
Since 2019 before the testimony of The Gambia’s Intelligence Chief Ousman Sowe at the just-concluded Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), on the 6th and 7th January 2021, doubts have been raised in some corners as to whether the country’s national security has been compromised or not. Such alleged compromise […]