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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>A secretly recorded audio message circulating widely on social media has offered an unusual glimpse into the fissures and anxieties that linger among former members of the Junglers, the paramilitary unit that operated under ex-President Yahya Jammeh. In the recording, Sanna Manjang\u2014once regarded as one of the group\u2019s most formidable operatives and now in state custody\u2014recounts his escape from The Gambia, alleged betrayals by former allies, and a deteriorating relationship with key figures in Jammeh\u2019s security apparatus.<\/b><\/p>\n

Manjang says he fled first to Guinea-Bissau, where he lived in hiding. But even there, he claims, people he once trusted turned against him. \u201cMy boys in Bissau called him… They betrayed me many times in Bissau,\u201d he says on the tape, without identifying who he believed was orchestrating the attempts to hand him over to authorities.<\/p>\n

He says he received warnings that the National Intelligence Agency was attempting to locate him. A man he identifies only as \u201cKebba\u201d\u2014a name widely believed within Jammeh\u2019s security circles to refer to the former president himself\u2014allegedly alerted him that intelligence operatives were looking for him in the months after Jammeh\u2019s departure. The account underscores the persistent climate of fear and mistrust that the recording conveys.<\/p>\n

Manjang also claims he stayed in communication with Mr. Jammeh during the former president\u2019s exile. According to the recording, Jammeh urged him to relocate for his own safety\u2014a suggestion he says he resisted. \u201cI told him, \u2018Sir, with due respect, I\u2019m not going. I want them to come\u2014then you\u2019ll know how I\u2019m surviving here,\u2019\u201d he recounts.<\/p>\n

The audio further highlights tensions among senior Jammeh-era security figures. Manjang accuses Saul Badjie, the former State Guard commander, and Lamin Tamba, another close associate of the ex-president, of circulating false narratives about Mr. Jammeh\u2019s intentions and actions. He says he pushed back, telling Mr. Tamba that \u201cthe allegations they are telling about Jammeh are lies,\u201d insisting he had not communicated with the former president in the way they suggested.<\/p>\n

In one of his most startling admissions, Manjang says he sold several patrol vehicles for roughly 8 million CFA francs each\u2014a claim that, if corroborated, could add weight to long-standing allegations of corruption surrounding the Junglers and their operations.<\/p>\n

He also asserts that Mr. Badjie acquired a luxury home in Dakar and relocated his wife there during the tense weeks following Mr. Jammeh\u2019s refusal to leave office after his 2016 election defeat. The claim could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n

Manjang\u2019s detention has renewed public scrutiny of the Junglers, whose activities have been central to investigations into abuses committed during Mr. Jammeh\u2019s 22-year rule. Authorities have not commented on the recording or on the circumstances surrounding his arrest.<\/p>\n

As investigators examine Manjang\u2019s assertions, the disclosures threaten to further expose the still-unsettled networks of loyalty, rivalry, and alleged wrongdoing that continue to shape the legacy of Jammeh\u2019s security state \u2014 and its enduring influence on Gambian political life.<\/p>\n

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