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Looting to the end: The fall of Yahya Jammeh

Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh (top) fled the country on Saturday after declaring he would step down and hand over power to President Adama Barrow (below), ending a political crisis. [Photo: AFP]

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh boarded a Falcon Jet on Saturday night on his way into exile after emptying state coffers, stealing more than Sh1.1 billion and flying out luxury cars.

Despite having been a president for over two decades, the former Gambian despot could not resist the temptation to put his hands in the till one more time before he fled.

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