By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has sacked chief of defence staff Masanneh Kinteh, after three years in the role.
The powerful military leader was sacked on Wednesday and quickly replaced by his deputy Yankuba Drammeh.
“The President seizes the opportunity to thank General Kinteh for his service to the nation,” State House said in a statement, without giving any reason for Mr Kinteh’s removal.
General Kinteh was appointed chief of defence staff in 2017 after previously serving as President Barrow’s military aide.
His sacking comes two days after he returned to the couuntry from a trip to United Nations in New York. It also comes amid allegations of corruption and nepotism on Mr Kinteh’s part.
He had been accused of travelling to New York with a nine-man delegation eating up over 1.5 million dalasis.
