Gambia: IFJ fears detained journalist killed

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today expressed its fear that Chief Ebrima Manneh, who has been missing for more than a year and was reportedly being held incommunicado, has been killed in jail in The Gambia. 'This information is extremely devastating for the media community in The Gambia and journalists around the world', said Gabriel Baglo, Director of the IFJ Africa Office. 'We call on the Gambian Police, the NIA and government to provide evidence that Chief Ebrima Manneh is alive as we firmly believe that they know his whereabouts.'