Gambia Impasse: Yahya Jammeh disappears, has till noon to leave Banjul
Defiant “former” Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh has been given a lifeline till Friday noon to leave Banjul.
ECOWAS has suspended troops’ action until the deadline passes.
The troops, under Operation Restore Democracy, will continue their march into the capital if Jammeh refuses to leave.
Marcel Alain de Souza, head of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States, said: “We have suspended operations and given him an ultimatum.
“If by midday, he doesn’t agree to leave The Gambia…we really will intervene militarily,” he added.
The troops met no resistance by Gambian troops at the borders when they matched into the capital on Thursday.
Opposition President-elect, Adama Barrow was on Thursday, sworn-in as the new President at the country’s embassy in Senegal.
Barrow has reportedly returned to The Gambia following his inauguration, after spending several days in Dakar at the request of west African leaders.
Reports on Friday said that the whereabouts of Jammeh remained unknown, as military forces of ECOWAS crossed from Senegal into Gambia.
