Loyalists of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh are reported to be posing security threat to the new government of the West African country.
According to the AFP, the leadership of the West African regional security force deployed to The Gambia has said that officials of the previous regime under Mr. Jammeh continue to have contacts with him.
Colonel Magatte Ndiaye who is leader of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) is quoted as saying “High-ranking army officers who fled with the former president have maintained contact with hostile elements within the Gambian security forces still in active service.”
The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow had requested the continuous presence of the ECOWAS force in his country in order to sustain sound security in the early stages of his presidency.
Mr. Barrow defeated Mr. Jammeh in last year’s elections but ECOWAS had to step in to force Jammeh into exile in Equatorial Guinea after he refused to concede and exit power.
The continuous contact between Mr. Jammeh and his loyalists, months after his exit could create some level of easiness for the new government.
Colonel Magatte Ndiaye said “If we add the influence of the outside to the operation of the interior, we see that there are many negative forces that conspire to make this country ungovernable.”
Source: Africafeeds.com
