A retired police chief, Momodou L.K Bojang, has told the TRRC that former President Jammeh halted police investigations into the suspicious death of Finance minister, Ousman Koro Ceesay.

Koro Ceesay died in mystery circumstances in June 1995 when his burnt out car was found in Jambur shortly after bidding farewell to the then Junta Chairman, Yahya Jammeh at Yundum Airport.

The former police investigator said the crash site looked stage as there were nothing to suggest that a fatal accident had occurred. He said his team of police investigators inspected the alleged crash scene in the presence of the AFPRC Junta leaders.

“Their plan was too premature because the vehicle number plate was even intact. There were no road marks or any marks on his Benz. Curiously too, his body was found sitting on the driver’s seat without any evidence of a struggle to get himself out of the way when the supposed fire started.”  

Bojang said after their inspection they found out that the fire did not start from the engine as was expected in a car accident and that Koro Ceesay’s car was not involved in an accident before being burnt to ashes as claimed by the Junta.

He said their preliminary investigation led them to Peter Singhatey as the principal suspect and Junta leaders Edward Singhateh, Yankuba Touray and their bodyguards as accomplices but the police could not question any of the suspects because of their high profile positions in the Junta government.

Bojang claimed that he was instructed by his superiors to close the investigation and not to take any further action regarding the Koro Ceesay case.

 “The Inspector General of Police, F.R.I Jammeh informed me that there was an instruction from the Junta Chairman, Yahya Jammeh, that the case file of Ousman Koro Ceesay must be closed but didn’t provide any reasons. 

“This was very shocking, and we were all discouraged when this instruction came to us because we would have proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. We had no option but to close the case or risk losing our lives.

“I told my station officer whether I am alive or not this case would one day come to light and the truth would manifest itself.”

Bojang said the case file had sufficient evidence to bring the suspects to court but due to the high profile positions in the Junta government the police could not press charges against them.