Leaks filtering within the Police Head Quarters in Banjul spoke about aggrieved junior officers threatening to petition the President, following a move taken by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Abou Jeng, to fire them on alleged corrupt practices, the Freedom Newspaper can authoritatively confirm.

The aggrieved officers mainly from the police prosecution Department, were recently questioned by the police top brass in relation to cases they reportedly dropped after been bribed by poor litigants. It is gathered that most of the prosecutors are tempted by bribes due to poor pay and lack of job motivation.

An insider at the Police Head quarters in Banjul, said the junior officers have vowed to catalogue series of corruption scandals involving certain top members of the Force if DIG Jeng should go ahead with his planned sacking. The source said there is growing discontent in the force, as the junior officers thought that they were being used “for misinformation campaign to satisfy Jammeh “ by their bosses, whom they said were living beyond their means.

Police sources said corruption had been a routine practice in the Force and junior officers often “pay for the price” of official reprisal. “Our bosses are day in day out collecting bribes, without being victimized. We have no option but to petition the President and tell him about our grievances. Some of us spent numerous years in the force and it would be unfair for the DIG to fire us. We are ready for anything.” said the aggrieved officer.

A local judicial official told the Freedom Newspaper that police cases are often withdrawn from magistrate courts without justified reasons. The official says prosecutors often advise complainants to drop cases citing the possibility of losing such cases. The official added that he had on many occasions threatened to report such prosecutors to the IGP, but the practice still remained unchanged.