Sacked army chief shows up at airport in full military gear as President Barrow returns home from Senegal

By Lamin Njie

Masanneh Kinteh on Thursday showed up at the airport to receive President Adama Barrow as he returned the country from a two-country summit in Senegal.

State House on Wednesday announced President Barrow has decided to ‘relieve’ Mr Kinteh as army chief after three years in the role.

A statement said the top military leader’s removal took effect on 5 March, meaning he was sacked since last week Thursday.

However, the sacked general was still in full military gear and was at the Banjul International Airport, a day after his removal was announced.

Mr Kinteh was also at the airport on Wednesday when the president was leaving for Senegal.