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I listened to Bai
Lowe’s (member of Jammeh’s gang of murderers) interview on the Freedom
Newspaper/Radio and I have one point to make - And it is that Bai Lowe did not tell
us anything new. He confirmed what we already know and have been saying about Jammeh’s atrocities.
With that said,
people like Bai Lowe are accomplices to murder and should be prosecuted if we
are going to end the nonsense that is going on back home.
It is my opinion
that Bai Lowe willingly elected to be a driver in Jammeh’s murder squad.
If he truly objected to being part of a unit that
indiscriminately murdered innocent Gambians, Bai Lowe would have quit the army
and absconded to Senegal. Of course, opinions will be divided on this
matter. But my opinion is cemented by Bai Lowe’s cold lack of response when Pa
Nderry asked him to address and apologize to the families of the victims.
Now that he has
confessed, families of the victims should unite with the purpose of bringing
justice to their lost loved ones. After sixteen years of associating with
these thugs and being mute about their atrocities, Bai Lowe is now telling
Gambians that his only role was driving the bandits to murder innocent Gambians.
Even if his pronouncements are true, his long held silence on the matter (until
Jammeh started calling for his head) is a more unforgivable act than him
driving the thugs to their missions.
Along with Bai
Lowe, all those who were part of Jammeh’s terror cells in the Gambia and are
now amongst us in the diaspora should be referred to the international courts
to be prosecuted. We need to end impunity in the Gambia. It is
imperative we send a clear message that those who kill and maim or aid to kill
and maim our people will feel the full force of the law once we get our
chance. No amount of character laundering is going to absolve people like
Bai Lowe from murder. It is because of their actions that families
have no closure about the whereabouts of their loved ones. An
example must be made of these ruthless thugs.
I do agree that he's not necessarily telling us anything new, but he has confirmed what most suspected and some couldn't bring themselves to believe about Jammeh; getting us away from speculation and closer to firsthand testimony/evidence; which is all very important. It's now going to be much harder for Jammeh's blind followers to defend him. I'd like to see Isatou Njie Saidy try to explain this away..
ReplyDeleteOn Lowe's end, I, too, noticed the lack of remorse when Pa Nderry asked him to apologize to the families of the victims. Maybe a coping mechanism? I don't know. However, i'd maintain that he could've chosen to remain quiet like so many others and not have to EVER face public backlash or any future legal prosecution. You make excellent points but vilifying him right now is not in the interest of our fight for it will only deter others from whistleblowing..