A Gambian retired army captain and Liberia war veteran Ebrima Kambi has died. 

Kambi passed away today, according to sources.

He was a veteran of the Liberia war in the 1990s where he served as part of Ecowas intervention forces. 

Until his death he served as president of the Liberia civil War Veteran Association in Gambia. 

Kambi also served in various roles in the army as commander, trainer and first chief of staff of the AFPRC Junta in 1994. 

He was among soldiers jailed at the notorious Mile 2 prison by the Jammeh regime after being implicated in a coup attempt.

He appeared at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission last year where he revealed that he was severely tortured while at Mile 2. 

Kambi also told the TRRC that he briefly stopped Yahya Jammeh and his men from proceeding to State House to overthrow the Jawara government in 1994. 

He was the commander of the defunct Gambia Gendarmerie that was tasked with protecting ex-president Sir Dawda Jawara.

Some Gambians are paying tribute to the late soldier for his service to the country.

Reporting by Adama Makasuba