More than $11m is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh.

Quoting Mai Ahmad Fatty, an adviser to Gambia’s President Adama Barrow, BBC reports that financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss.

Luxury cars and other items were seen being loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane on the night Jammeh left the country.

Jammeh flew into exile on Saturday, ending his 22 years in power.

He had refused to accept election results but finally left after mediation by regional leaders and the threat of military intervention.

BDST: 1033 HRS, JAN 23, 2017
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