President Barrow Pardons Dr. Bamba Banja and 36 Other Inmates

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President Adama Barrow has, on Friday, pardoned and released former Permanent Secretary Dr. Bamba Banja. He was sentenced in March 2023 to two years in prison for bribery and corruption, along with a fine of over D1.1 million, after he was caught on tape accepting a bribe from Chinese investors.

Following that, Dr. Bamba Banja was charged with and found guilty of official corruption, getting property as a favor, and violating Section 5 of the Economic Crime Act. Banja was directed to pay D1,000,000 to the government, D100,000 to cover the cost of official corruption, and D50,000 to cover the cost of obtaining property as a sign of goodwill.

Along with Dr. Banja, 36 other convicts have been pardoned and released by President Barrow. The complete list of inmates released on Friday is as follows:

1. Pap Ibrahim Khaillulaye Thiam
2. Nfamara Saidykhan
3. Alpha Jallow
4. Yankuba Nile
5. Yaya Mballow
6. ⁠Ousman Baldeh
7. Momodou Camara
8. Bamba Banja
9. Ousman Jallaw
10. Musa Bajaha
11. Sarjo Camara
12. ⁠Hamadi Kandeh
13. ⁠Sako Njie
14. ⁠Alieu Bittaye
15. ⁠Balla Bah
16. ⁠Baduwa Konteh
17. ⁠Demba Kandeh
18. ⁠Momodou Bah (alias Momodou Sanneh)
19. ⁠Saiba Sillah
20. ⁠Sering Sarr
21. Modou Saho
22.Abdourahman Jallow
23. Ebrima Jallow
24. ⁠kebba Bah
25. ⁠Mamadou Camara
26. ⁠Salieu Bah
27. ⁠Pa Modou NGum
28. ⁠Muhammed Conteh
29. ⁠Abdoulie Jallow
30. ⁠Samba Dibba
31. ⁠Demba Camara
32. ⁠Jogoban Jallow
33. ⁠Alagie Modou Jallow
34. ⁠Njoku Faye
35. ⁠Kaddijatou Ceesay
36. ⁠Adama Bah
37. ⁠Anna Saneh
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