Gambia: Witness Admits Buying BCC Land Without Partner Approval Amid $13 Million Profit Claims –

By: Fatou Krubally

A key witness, Shel Elhajj, told the local government commission of inquiry investigating Banjul City Council (BCC) land transactions that he paid $2 million for a plot of land from BCC in 2019 without prior approval from his supposed business partners, raising questions about the legitimacy of the deal and the eventual profit made.

Elhajj, a retired businessman, testified that the land purchase was intended for a joint venture involving the…