Lt. Col. Biran Saine, the Chief of National Guards and Lt. Col. Sainey Bayo, Commanding Officer of the National Guards were last Tuesday 14th July 2009, dismissed from the army, this paper has been reliably informed.

However, no official reasons have been advanced for the dismissals.

Lt. Col. Ebrima Bah is said to have replaced Mr. Saine.

When contacted, Second Lieutenant Bojang, the Army Public Relations Officer, confirmed the veracity of the story.

This is the second time Mr. Saine is being given the sacking order.