Ex Lieutenant General Badjie seeks forgiveness

By Adama Makasuba
Former Lieutenant General Saul Badjie has sought for forgiveness from Gambians and as well dismissed all allegations against him.

He is popularly known as General Badjie, a close aide to the former president Yahya AJJ Jammeh and he is currently living in exile with him in Equatorial Guinea since 2017.

But he has been accused of committing human rights violations and crimes by dozens of witnesses who had testified before Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).

In the circulated video, former Commander of Republican National Guards, Saul Badjie is seen performing ablution, praying and swearing on the Qur’an he had never done anything evil to former President Yahya Jammeh – as he also rubbished claims he was taking money from the Central Bank.

He is also seen wearing a white garment in the video seeking for forgiveness.