Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera
Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh, seen here in September 2006, has gone into exile, and he’s taken millions in government funds and luxury goods with him. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images)., Featured Image
Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh, seen here in September 2006, has gone into exile, and he’s taken millions in government funds and luxury goods with him. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images)., Featured Image
[dropcap]Gambia’s[/dropcap] former president Yahya Jammeh stole at least $362m from the state during his 22-year rule, the West African country’s justice minister has said following a nearly two-year investigation.
Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 coup, fled The Gambia in 2017 for exile in Equatorial Guinea as an African regional force closed in on the capital Banjul to enforce his election loss to President Adama Barrow.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou provided a summary of a report compiled by a commission of inquiry. The report, which has not yet been made public, was based on interviews with 253 witnesses.