Read and laugh! Shock as exiled Gambian president Yahya Jammeh used final weeks in power to loot state coffers… He disappeared with posh cars and stole millions of dollars (Photos)

Most people will agree Yahya Jammeh is the most cunning president; apparently he was asking to be given more time to cede power simply because he was busy looting.

Yahya Jammeh arrives at the airport. He was ferried in a posh Rolls Royce
Yahya Jammeh arrives at the airport. He was ferried in a posh Rolls Royce

Yahya Jammeh left Gambia for exile late last Saturday following a deal brokered by West Africa regional block ECOWAS that guaranteed him safe passage in exchange for relinquishing power peacefully.

Yahya Jammeh boards plane to go into exile
Yahya Jammeh boards a private jet at the airport in Banjul, Gambian capital.

Jammeh left Gambia for Guinea where he will temporarily stay before leaving for Equatorial Guinea where he will live in exile. He was flown in a private jet, VP-CBT Falcon.

Yahya Jammeh supporters bid him goodbye
Yahya Jammeh supporters bid him goodbye at the airport

The exiled Gambia ex president used to live big using state money, and he also made sure he went into exile having looted more than 11.4 million dollars or Kes 1.1 billion in cash (experts are still trying to evaluate the exact loss.)

Yahya Jammeh leaves Gambia
Yahya Jammeh seen through the plane’s windows before he departed

Mai Ahmad Fatty, the adviser to new Gambian president, claims Jammeh plundered state coffers and shipped out luxury vehicles by cargo plane in the weeks before he left office. Jammeh owns some of the most expensive brands of vehicles; Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Cadillac SUVs etc.

Yahya Jammeh cars ready to be loaded in a cargo plane
Yahya Jammeh cars brought to the airport to be loaded into a waiting cargo plane

Fatty disclosed that a Chadian cargo plane had transported luxury goods, including an unknown number of vehicles, out of the country on Jammeh’s behalf in his final hours in power.

People watch as Yahya Jammeh's cars are loaded in the cargo plane
People watch as Yahya Jammeh’s cars are being loaded in the Chadian cargo plane
The Chadian cargo plane that carried Yahya Jammeh's cars
The Chadian cargo plane that carried Yahya Jammeh’s cars

Jammeh’s Rolls Royce which transported him to the airport before his departure was however left behind. Gambians posed on the Rolls Royce a day later as it remained parked at the airport.

Yahya Jammeh's rolls royce
Gambians pose infront of Yahya Jammeh’s Rolls Royce

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