iStock/Thinkstock(BANJUL, Gambia) — More than $11 million is missing from the Gambia’s state coffers after the country’s longtime leader flew into exile, an adviser to the new president, Adama Barrow, said according to BBC.

The Gambia’s leader of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh, had refused to leave the country, but agreed to exit after talks with regional leaders, BBC reports. Jammeh cited “irregularities” in the vote after initially conceding the election to Barrow in a huge upset.

Adviser Mai Ahmad Fatty said to reporters the Gambia’s coffers were “virtually empty” ahead of Barrow’s arrival to the country, adding that it was “confirmed by technicians in the ministry of finance and the Central Bank of the Gambia,” according to BBC.

Jammeh was criticized by human rights groups for reportedly restricting freedom of the press, calling for anti-gay violence, and for claiming he could cure HIV/AIDS and infertility. Barrow said he would investigate the allegations.

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