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| Security guard in Tesco Extra Reading roof protest | Security guard in Tesco Extra Reading roof protest |
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| A security guard who claims he was sacked from Tesco after being wrongly accused of stealing has spent the night in the supermarket's roof space. | A security guard who claims he was sacked from Tesco after being wrongly accused of stealing has spent the night in the supermarket's roof space. |
| Adama Jammeh has been on the girders above the checkouts in Tesco Extra, Reading, for more than 18 hours, live-streaming on Facebook. | Adama Jammeh has been on the girders above the checkouts in Tesco Extra, Reading, for more than 18 hours, live-streaming on Facebook. |
| Shoppers were told to abandon their trolleys and leave the store as he climbed to the roof yelling. | Shoppers were told to abandon their trolleys and leave the store as he climbed to the roof yelling. |
| Mr Jammeh told the BBC he was "stressed and angry". | Mr Jammeh told the BBC he was "stressed and angry". |
| Tesco said it was "assisting police with the matter". | Tesco said it was "assisting police with the matter". |
| The 46-year-old said he was falsely accused of stealing electrical goods worth £20,000 by the supermarket chain, which led to his sacking by security firm Total Security Services (TSS). | |
| He has spent the past six months staging a one-man protest outside the Portman Road store with banners. | He has spent the past six months staging a one-man protest outside the Portman Road store with banners. |
| Mr Jammeh started the roof protest just after 18:00 BST on Thursday and says he has not slept and barely eaten. | |
| "I'm stressed and angry but I'm still surviving up here," he said. | "I'm stressed and angry but I'm still surviving up here," he said. |
| "I've been protesting my innocence for six complete months and nothing has been done about it, they [Tesco] have ignored me. | "I've been protesting my innocence for six complete months and nothing has been done about it, they [Tesco] have ignored me. |
| "Every day I'm more angry. I'm only alive when I come out here to Tesco protesting my innocence. | "Every day I'm more angry. I'm only alive when I come out here to Tesco protesting my innocence. |
| "So yesterday I decided it was the last straw for me." | "So yesterday I decided it was the last straw for me." |
| Mr Jammeh said he would only come down if Tesco bosses apologise and "pay lost earnings". | Mr Jammeh said he would only come down if Tesco bosses apologise and "pay lost earnings". |
| In one of his videos on Facebook, he apologised to shoppers. | In one of his videos on Facebook, he apologised to shoppers. |
| "Sorry for some of you that are supposed to come here shopping in this store," he said. "It's inconvenient, sorry for that people but it's something I have to do." | "Sorry for some of you that are supposed to come here shopping in this store," he said. "It's inconvenient, sorry for that people but it's something I have to do." |
| His wife Dawn is outside the supermarket supporting him. | His wife Dawn is outside the supermarket supporting him. |
| She told BBC Berkshire reporter Nick Johnson "he will not be coming down willingly" and they are prepared to "accept the consequences". | She told BBC Berkshire reporter Nick Johnson "he will not be coming down willingly" and they are prepared to "accept the consequences". |
| "He's been wrongfully accused of stealing," she said. "Tesco accused him, told his workplace and his workplace sacked him straight away. | "He's been wrongfully accused of stealing," she said. "Tesco accused him, told his workplace and his workplace sacked him straight away. |
| "Police went through CCTV which took them 10 months to go through and said he was an innocent man and that it was somebody else. | "Police went through CCTV which took them 10 months to go through and said he was an innocent man and that it was somebody else. |
| "He's had no apology off Tesco, no apology off TSS, and this is why he's protesting now." | "He's had no apology off Tesco, no apology off TSS, and this is why he's protesting now." |
| The store's management team is also outside but refusing to comment. | The store's management team is also outside but refusing to comment. |
| TSS has been contacted for a response. | TSS has been contacted for a response. |
| Thames Valley Police is yet to respond to claims of Mr Jammeh's innocence. | Thames Valley Police is yet to respond to claims of Mr Jammeh's innocence. |
| The Tesco Extra West store was evacuated just after 18:00 BST on Thursday after the police received reports concerning the "welfare of a man". | The Tesco Extra West store was evacuated just after 18:00 BST on Thursday after the police received reports concerning the "welfare of a man". |
| Customers reported being told to abandon their shopping when he began "yelling" from the ceiling, although they could not understand what he was saying. | Customers reported being told to abandon their shopping when he began "yelling" from the ceiling, although they could not understand what he was saying. |
| A Tesco spokeswoman said the company was still establishing the circumstances of the incident but believed the man had not been directly employed by Tesco but was a member of security staff. | A Tesco spokeswoman said the company was still establishing the circumstances of the incident but believed the man had not been directly employed by Tesco but was a member of security staff. |
| A statement said: "We're aware of an incident at our Reading West Extra store and are assisting police with the matter." | A statement said: "We're aware of an incident at our Reading West Extra store and are assisting police with the matter." |