Badara Joof, the Vice President of Gambia has reportedly died.
Daily Report Nigeria gathered that Joof died in India after a brief illness.
Badara’s death was announced by the country’s President, Adama Barrow on Twitter.
Barrow said:
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“Fellow #Gambians, it is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing away of my #VicePresident, His Excellency, Badara Alieu Joof. The sad event took place in India after a short illness. May Allah grant him Jannahtul Firdawsi.”
The country’s number two man served as Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology from 2017 to 2022 before his demise.
Details later…
