GAF Loss 2 Senior Non-commissioned Officers

The Gambia Armed Forces loss two senior non commission officers in one day. The cold hand of death have taken wo1 Nfansu Fofana and Sergeant Salifu Barrow on 18 of February. Both soldiers served over 30 years in the army. The Chief of Defence Staff Gambia Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mamat OA Cham, the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Ousman Gomez, Commander Gambia National Army, Brigadier General Sait Njie, Commander Gambia Navy, Commodore Sambou Barrow, Commander Republican National Guards, Brigadier General Yaya Drammeh, General Officers’, Soldiers and Ratings of the Gambia Armed Forces regret to announce the sudden death of two of their members in the persons of W01 Fofana Nfansu and Staff Sergeant Barrow Salifu. The two gallant soldiers passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Whilst W01 Fofana Nfansu was laid to rest the same day at his family house in Yundum, Staff Sergeant Barrow Salifu will be laid to rest on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at his family house in Kuloro. This sad news is extended to the President and Commander- in- Chief of the armed forces, His Excellency Adama Barrow and his entire Cabinet. It is also extended to the Honourable Minister of Defence and his staff at the ministry, to the families and friends of the deceased soldiers as well as loved ones both in the Gambia and abroad. Until their demise, W01 Fofana Nfansu was on posting at the Gambia Armed Forces Training School as chief cook and Staff Sergeant Barrow Salifu was on posting at The Gambia Armed Forces Supply and Transport as a driver. We pray for Allah’s infinite mercy and grant them the highest Jannah, Ameen.