Joseph Henry Joof Explained

Joseph Henry Joof (born 25 October 1960) is a Gambian lawyer, politician, and writer.[1] [2] He attended Keele University from 1981 to 1985. From 1998 to 2001, he served as president of the Gambia Bar Association, and later as Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Gambia from 2001 to 2003.

In March 2019, The Point newspaper reported that Manneh died in mid-2008 while being transported from a police station to Diabugu Batapa hospital.[3] It is said that he was buried behind the local police station.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attorney General & Secretary of State for Justice . 2002-06-14 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20020614001906/http://www.statehouse.gm/cv/justice.htm . June 14, 2002 .
  2. Web site: Joof, Joseph H. (1960-) . Gambian Literature and Writings . 2012-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404152813/http://gamwriters.com/africa/gambia/post/2008/8/22/joseph-h-joof-1960 . 2014-04-04 . dead .
  3. http://allafrica.com/stories/200009180212.html National Assembly Praises New Appointments
  4. http://allafrica.com/stories/200101300351.html Attorney General Sacked