‘Deputy Minister’ of Foreign Affairs Sarjo Jallow Dismissed, Disappears
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The newly appointed ‘Deputy Minister’ of Foreign Affairs, Mr Sarjo Jallow, was dismissed on 1 September 2016. He then disappeared from his residence at Kerr Serigne on 2 September 2016.
According to an official announcement, broadcast on the state owned GRTS, the 60 year old was appointed ‘Deputy Minister’ of Foreign Affairs with effect from 23 August 2016. But barely before being sworn in or assuming office, he suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from his residence.
According to his wife, Jainaba Bah, he arrived in The Gambia on Tuesday 30 2016 to assume office and was residing in a property in Kerr Serigne purportedly owned by a senior government minister. But on Wednesday, the house was burgled and some items were missing. The door was repaired and on Thursday 1 September 2016, he proceeded to Soma to attend a funeral. Upon his return, he found that the house was burgled for the second time and this time the wife’s lap top and some documents were among the missing items.
Jainaba Bah added that on Friday, 2 September 2016, her husband, Sarjo Jallow, decided to get the door of the house repaired. She said that she spoke to him on the phone at about 8.54 am and expressed her concerns about the latest development. This was the last time she heard from him. She noted that Mr Ousman Manjang, a colleague of Mr Jallow, spoke to him on the phone at about 10 am. Mr Manjang has expressed grave concern through the media about the disappearance of his colleague.
Mr Jallow worked first as Secretary to the Scholarship Board, then as Minister of Information and Communication, then as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture and as Gambian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the African Union.
