Through press releases, government spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh stated that seven Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) soldiers have been arrested in connection with the failed coup attempt on December 20.
The seven soldiers were apprehended between December 20 and December 25, 2022, and two more wanted soldiers are said to be out there.
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Captain Ebrahima Baldeh of the GAF Military Intelligence/Security Unit at the Defence Headquarters in Banjul, Lieutenant Omar Colley of the First Infantry Battalion at Yundum Barracks (Gambia National Army), Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, who was identified as the ringleader on the day the coup plot was foiled, Corporal Mbarra Touray of the 1st Infantry Battalion at Yundum Barracks
