Three victims of ex-president Yahya Jammeh’s regime on Monday left for the Senegalese capital, Dakar, for medical treatment.

The treatments are fully funded by the country’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) as interim reparations to victims who need urgent medical attention.

TRRC in a statement said: “The victims who are expected to stay in Dakar for one month are being escorted by a member of staff of the TRRC victim support unit. 

“It could be recalled that the TRRC have sent four victims to Turkey for medical treatment in December 2019. One of them returned home after successfully completing his treatment and fully recovered.”

Reporting by Adama Makasuba