Guinean Witch Hunter Died In The

….Witch Hunter Sowe Lamin Died Of Swollen Belly

By Correspondent Modou Jammeh, Banjul

The lead person in charge of President Yahya Jammeh’s witch hunting exercise has died, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal.  Sow Lamin, a Guinean witch doctor met his tragic death after a brief illness. Lamin’s mysterious death was received with mixed reaction. Many here say they welcome his demise-given the fact that he played a central role in the arrest and torture of suspected witches in The Gambia.  While President Jammeh and his followers were saddened by Lamin’s demise. 

According to sources, Sow Lamin had a swollen belly which led to his subsequent demise. He has been replaced by Bobo Ginneh, also a witch hunter. 

One Sansan Camara, a woman from Sintet whose son is a paramilitary was among those that came to invade Sintet during the raid on alleged witches, and briefly after her release she fell ill and died at the hospital, sources said.

Residents say there is what they call spiritual warfare currently going on in The Gambia. Many aggrieved families are praying for the end of Jammeh’s rule and the death of the witch hunters. There have been secret prayers conducted in some communities aimed at cursing Jammeh’s Government.