The Attorney General office has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of Gambia’s ambassador to the United States Dawda Fadera. 

Mr Fadera, who was on a visit to Banjul, died last Sunday at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital after a short illness. But there has been suspicion that he was poisoned.

“Following circumstances which raise a reasonable suspicion with regard to the cause of death of the person, the honourable attorney general acting under section 11 of the Coroners Act CAP 7 Laws of The Gambia, would like to request yoour Lordship to order an inquest touching on the death of Dawda Fadera (deceased),” the Attorney General office said in a letter sent to the Chief Justice office. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba