The Gambia’s government has revoked the diplomatic passports of embattled former president Yahya Jammeh and those of his family. Reports indicate that the revoked diplomatic passports include that of 207 Gambians who have had their privileges cancelled with immediate effect, they include Jammeh’s wife, children, aides and other relatives.
Other names on the list include Jammeh’s ex-bodyguard Alhagi Martin, and former ministers Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie and Fatou Lamin Faye, Associated Press reports.
The action was prompted by reports about the presence of Jammeh’s wife and former first lady, Zainab Jammeh in Dakar, Senegal.
Jammeh and his family have been on exile in Equatorial Guinea earlier this year, having lost an election to Adama Barrow in December 2016 after 22 years in power.
