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Gambian kid murdered in Sweden
Monday, 02 August 2010 00:29
By Kemo ChamA young Gambian had his life cut short and his sporting ambition dashed after been shot dead by an unidentified assailant (s), Friday, the Swedish media report.
19 year old Seedy Rahman Jammeh died in what appears like an execution style murder - shot at close range at the back, with two bullets.
Police, who have appealed for information in the hunt for the culprit (s), according to media reports, have however indicated that the victim might have been a mistaken identity for his assailant (s). They said Jammeh may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
“Several of Seedy’s friends saw him shot by a masked man in the Stockholm suburb of Alby before fleeing the scene,” Swedish daily newspaper, Aftonbladet, reported.
The shooting incident reportedly occurred near a children's pool behind a school in the area.
Young Seedy Jammeh had had dinner with his mother and a friend who was visiting, watched movie for a while before setting out with the friend. A few hours later, his family learned that he was on forensic medicine in hospital.
“It hurts so much to know that he will never return. He was my helper,” mother, Ndey Haddy Touray Jammeh, was quoted as saying.
Sporting Ambition
The police, according to various newspaper reports in Sweden, have already ruled out any possibility of the victim’s involvement in criminal activities as he had been totally unknown to them.
“The 19-year-old is not known to us previously… so we do have to start from square one in identifying him," a police spokesperson, Hesam Akbari, was quoted. He ruled out the young victim’s possible involvement in any previous criminal activity.
Seedy Jammeh spent much time on sports. He ran regularly, trained at a gym and martial arts. He also played football and ran the Stockholm Marathon a few years ago. Friends and family described him as a well-behaved sports guy who distanced himself from crime and dreamed of becoming an elite athlete.
“We only know that our boy neither smoked nor drank, he was clean," father, Famara Jammeh, said. “It was his dream to become a great athlete."“He was certainly not a criminal. He did not even smoke, "said Seedy’s elder brother, Momodou Dampha, 31. “I want to know why… He has not done anything against anyone. I can not imagine who would want him so bad."
“It's hard to believe that he has just been assassinated. He was a quiet guy who respected all. Now, it does not feel safe in Alby any longer, "said a friend of the victim, Gardie Company.
A Hero
Another newspaper report painted a heroic figure of Young Seedy Jammeh, describing him as “a nice guy who messed not without reason, but stood upright for his views” and "protected vulnerable adults”.
“It sounds corny but he was a bit like Robin Hood. He often defended the weak against the tough guys. A week ago he said he wanted to stay away from Alby because there was so much crap there," Swedish tabloid Expressen quoted a friend of the victim whom it said wished to remain anonymous.
According to Expressen, last Saturday night about 150 friends of Seedy held a memorial service at the pool at the rear of the Cottage Gate School in Alby, where he was murdered. The mourners came to honor him, with candles, flowers and a long list of greeting cards with the words "Rest in peace", the paper said.
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Lalo will always keep his fingers on the keyboard to talking to those with their sense of ability to think online here.
Not for your calibre to challenge Bro.
Finally I want to correct you here that the word you wrote here as: GOD SEEK is wrong Bro., You have to write it in this way: GOD SAKE... No offend but a correction Mr. Doctor !
In the service of the Gambia I remain
Apologise to you for my bad "language" towards you...it’s not necessary.. I am not visiting this site for that, nor to oppress any opinion....It just that some comments make one upset. It’s healthy that you engaged, like many here. But that does not necessary means, not addressing the degrading political situation in Gambia.Good ramadan to you
You accused him of "taking big" of his study. The irony here is, that exactly what you are doing here e.g. yo Degrees, yo editorial skill etc. I responded to your commend because I sensed you making a mockery about political enviro in Gambia and Africa, compared to Sweden the most liberal and free in Europe.
Well Bro.,I was just reminding Badara to knowing that, where ever one is, let him/her knows that he/she can meet someone far more better than him. So if you are calling that mockery then let it be but Badara knows what I mean that is why, I will refer you to his next rejoinder to me for you to know the use of education to a matured personality.
So brother, have your cool time in the Wazungu land !
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And for the case of my encountered with Brother Badara here, I can say what I read through the lines from Badara sounds more educative than yours because after he realized that, we are all in the same boat of struggle, He prompted to put things in order which you lack bro, So you see the benefit of education here? And what does it mean to telling me of all your active services with those association abroad was that too not a self busting ?
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Try to ask the JollofNews board about Lalo Kebba before jumping here to instigate hatry between me and such profs in their field, Ask them any time they put a News online here, if I see any mistakes of Grammatical errors, I used to correct them and they are such a humble person in this field that, in the next hour if I open the net I will see that, they've change the very article I directed them to do their home work.
Iam not bragging here but you can ask the able editors they might feed you back.
Iam not having any heart feeling for anyone here and if i see any thing that I doesn't have an Idea i just kept quite
And you were referring me to readthe article, I can say maybe you are the one who doesn't have a clue on the said article, because if you people carefully read my first rejoinder on it after that you are saying this, The as our brothers in SeirreLeone call it: MY BODY EDEY DIE FOR YOU HERE !
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