Reliable sources close to the Judiciary have intimated that Justice MA Paul, a member of the Gambia Court of Appeal, is "no longer considered as working" with the Gambian Judiciary.

Sources also informed the Daily Observer that the judge's salary had been stopped since May 2008.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the judge is currently out of the country, with some reports suggesting that he has left for the United States, while others reveal that he has returned to his home country, Nigeria.