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By Assan Sallah.
A total of 109 senior officers of the Gambia Police Force have been promoted to various ranks ranging from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Commissioner of Police, authorities confirmed.
The promotions took effect on 1st February 2020 and the Office of the Inspector General of Police was officially informed on 22nd May.
According to sources, two (2) officers are promoted to the rank of Commissioner of police; five (5) are promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of police; ten (10) are promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police; thirteen (13) are promoted to Chief Superintendent of Police; nineteen (19) are promoted to Superintendent of Police; twelve (12) are promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police, and fourty-eight (48) are promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police(ASP) and all promotions were approved by the Personnel Management Office (PMO) at the Quadrangle in Banjul.
This promotion has been described as the largest in the Gambia Police Force since the new government came from 2017 to date.
Below is the list of all the promoted officers.
Commissioner
Amie Nyassi
Ousman Cham
Deputy Commissioner of Police
Sireh Jabang
Siaka AL Joof
Jabang JK Sonko
Gorgi Mboob
Samba Jawo
Assistant Commissioner of Police
Tamsir Bah
Famara Saidykhan
Mustapha Sowe
Dembo Trawally
Alieu Badara Badjie
Yamundow Jagne
Gibril Lowe
Fakebba Darboe
Mustapha Ndong
Famara Jobarteh
Chief Superintendent of Police
Mbanjick Saine
Gidom Baldeh
Lamin Ndow
Saineyba Jawara
Yerro Mballow
Omar Danso
Habib Sanyang
Ebrima Kanyi
Abu Ceesay
Buba F.S Bah
Foday Fofana
Lamin Jaiteh
Abdoulie B. Secka
Superintendent of Police
Alhagie Jallow
Famara Sanneh
Salifu Gindo Ceesay
Karanlang Jatta
Musa Sanyang
Ndey B. Mbye
Yusupha Saine
Marie Tamba
Yaya Manjang
Harry Sambou
Lamin Njie
Mam Bintou Ndong
Musa Camara
Almameh S. Manga
Jamboye Camara
Momodou K. Sanneh
Gass Sabally
Ousman Mboge
Alieu B. Sowe
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Daniel Ndeckey
Dawda Jobe
Lamin S. Kassam
Modou A.B. Sillah
Lamin Badjie
Suntu Keita
Abdoulie Touray
Mariama Jeng
Alagie Gibba
Jerreh Sambou
Abdoulie Sowe
Sulayman Kah
Assistant Superintendent of Police
Sulayman Dembel
Basiru Touray
Vincent Y. Demba
Peter Sylva
Omar S. Jabang
Karapha Jatta
Charles Mendy
Momodou Lamin Camara
Momodou Sabally
Ebou S. Touray
Ousman Fofana
Ebrima Krubally
Sang P. Mendy
Magret Jatta
Mary S. Jatta
Francis Jatta
Fatou Fofana
Kebba Manneh
Sitta Sarr
Mariama Jahateh
Momodou Lamin Jarju
Omar Marong
Basirou Mballow
Ballo K. Joof
Pa Musa Sanyang
Muhammed Kuyateh
Mariama Barry
Sutay Jarju
Ansumana F. Sanyang
Baboucarr Barry
Modou I. Joof
Yankuba Colley
Malick Touray
Dawda Jobe
Sulayman Sanyang
Foday Makalo
Paul Gomez
Lamin S. Njie
Aramata Jarju
Pa Meisa Keita
Sainabou L.K. Nyassi
Abdoulie E. A. Bah
Ousman Ndow
Fansu Sanyang
Kebba Jobe
Yankuba Marong
Mansa Mballow
Babou Jeng.
Note: The author, Assan Sallah is a Gambian journalist living in Germany. He was news editor and security affairs reporter at the Daily Observer.