BREAKING: Gambia’s Vice President Badara Joof is dead

The Vice President of The Gambia, Badara Joof, is dead.

He died after a brief illness, according to a tweet by the President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow.

“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,” President Barrow tweeted.