"Everyone was scared when the jet [Kanilai] landed because the president was seen running down the stairs of the jet. And as he ran from the aircraft, he nearly fell off because he got stuck in his long white robe", the administrator told AfricaNews.
Fire fighters rushed to the dumped jet and contained the fire. The official said the cause of the fire remains unknown and that aviation authorities are investigating the event.
Sources close to the military told Senegambia News that the president cancelled his trip at the very last minute just before boarding the flight and instructed the minister for essential and secondary education, Fatou Lamin Faye to go on his behalf.
State run media, The Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) said the cancellation was due to technological reasons, which they never explained to the public. Some soldiers were disarmed and arrested and have been taken into protection for questioning.
This is the second time in four months that president Jammeh has cancelled trips out of the country. Last June he cancelled his trip to Abuja where he was to attend ECOWAS heads of state assembly. The cancellation was due to speculations of a coup plot.
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Fire fighters rushed to the dumped jet and contained the fire. The official said the cause of the fire remains unknown and that aviation authorities are investigating the event.
Sources close to the military told Senegambia News that the president cancelled his trip at the very last minute just before boarding the flight and instructed the minister for essential and secondary education, Fatou Lamin Faye to go on his behalf.
State run media, The Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) said the cancellation was due to technological reasons, which they never explained to the public. Some soldiers were disarmed and arrested and have been taken into protection for questioning.
This is the second time in four months that president Jammeh has cancelled trips out of the country. Last June he cancelled his trip to Abuja where he was to attend ECOWAS heads of state assembly. The cancellation was due to speculations of a coup plot.
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