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Three GDF ranks to meet with Lindo Creek Commission today

Apr 18, 2018 News

Three army ranks are to present themselves to members of the Commission that is looking into the June 2008 Lindo Creek killings.
The Guyana Defence Force had indicated on Monday that it had made arrangements for some ranks, who are still employed in the army, to be interviewed by the Inquiry Commissioner, Retired Justice Donald Trotman.
This was in response to a request by the Commission.
“The Force has since responded, indicating the availability of the requested ranks, as some are no longer in its employ. Further, an agreement has been reached for those available ranks to report to the Commission of Inquiry for a preliminary interview on Wed 18-04-18 at 11:30 hours,” the GDF said in its statement.
In a recent public notice, the Commission had stated that it was seeking to make contact with Ayodele Woolford, former Lieutenant of the GDF; Dwand Cambridge, former Assistant Superintendent of the Guyana Police Force; Colonel Lloyd Souvenir; Captain Sheldon Howell; Major Fitzroy Warde, Private Taylor; Private Quailo, and Mr. Philbert Bobb.
There had been indications that the Commission was unhappy with the response from members and former members of the Guyana Defence Force, whom it wished to question, particularly in view of reports that some members of the army were at Lindo Creek in June 2008.
“The Commission is said to know that a party of Joint Services ranks were at Lindo Creek, and this is the party of police and soldiers that they are now trying to get,” a source said.
On June 21, 2008, the burnt remains of Cecil Arokium, Dax Arokium, Horace Drakes, Bonny Harry, Lancelot Lee, Compton Speirs, Nigel Torres and Clifton Berry Wong, were found at Lindo Creek, Upper Berbice.
They were employees of a diamond mining operation that was run by Mr. Leonard Arokium, whose son, Dax, and brother, Cecil, were among the victims.
Police contended that the men were slaughtered by members of the Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins gang, who had fled to Lindo Creek after a shootout with lawmen at Christmas Falls.
But mining camp boss Leonard Arokium had expressed the belief that members of the Joint Services killed his crew and also robbed his camp.

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