Gambia's security forces 'take over electoral commission building

[muriel_volestrangler]

On the BBC's Africa live update page:

Gambia's security forces have taken over the building of the independent electoral commission, and have barred employees from entering, the chairman of the electoral commission Alieu Momarr Njai told the BBC.
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Here's some context; the journalist Ruth Maclean said earlier today that the army chief declared that his allegiance is with President Yahya Jammeh:

Ruth Maclean ✔ @ruthmaclean
Just talked to the head of the armed forces in The #Gambia, General Badjie, who told me that Jammeh pays his salary so he answers to him.
12:24 PM - 13 Dec 2016

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The head of the commission, Alieu Momarr Njai, told Reuters news agency that he was instructed to leave his office:

The military came to my office and said I am not to touch anything and told me to leave. I am worried for my safety."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-38235377

[WhiteTara]

1. Okay. Another despot to stay forever

I hope we're watching carefully here in the US