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The survivors and the families of the victims of some 44 Ghanaians who were massacred in the Gambia in 2005 have said they will take their case to the ECOWAS Court of Justice if the Gambian and Ghanaian governments do not prosecute the perpetrators of the massacre.
Speaking at a press conference in Kumasi on Tuesday, his spokesman Martin Kyere lamented the lack of political will of the two countries and notified that they will take their case to the ECOWAS Court:
“If we do not see justice from the Gambia and Ghana soon, we will be forced to take the case to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice.”
It is recalled that on July 23, 2005, some 56 migrants from West Africa, including some 44 Ghanaians using an unapproved route to Europe through the Gambia, were killed by Gambian paramilitary forces on the orders of then-President Yahya Jammeh.
The migrants were said to be mercenaries allegedly bent on overthrowing President Jammeh.
Some of the families of the victims at the press conference in Kumasi
In a follow-up interview, Martin Kyere, a survivor of the massacre denied reports that Ghanaian victims had brought a case against the Gambia and Ghana in the ECOWAS Court, but said they are contemplating it, emphasizing that they will take their case to the ECOWAS Tribunal. if the two governments don’t get justice and compensation for them soon.
