Barely four days to the inauguration of his father as President of The Gambia, Habib, the eight-year-old son of Gambian President-elect, Adama Barrow is dead. The young Adama died after being bitten by a dog.

According to reports, the boy died on the way to the hospital on Sunday in Manjai near the Gambian capital, Banjul.

Meanwhile, Barrow has fled to neighbouring Senegal ahead of his inauguration.

He is expected to remain there at the request of West African leaders until his planned inauguration, Gambia national newspaper said Sunday. Barrow is currently in Dakar following consultations with the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at a Bamako summit.