Barrow, however, urged caution after an online petition called for Yahya Jammeh to be arrested, and not be granted asylum.
Barrow, who took the presidential oath of office Thursday at Gambia’s embassy in Dakar, with the backing of the international community, added that “Before you can act, you have to get the truth, to get the facts together.”
Isolated in his official residence in Banjul, Jammeh had been abandoned by his security forces and several cabinet members.
Since losing the election to Barrow, Jammeh had for weeks refused to hand over power.
Human rights activists demanded that Jammeh be held accountable for alleged abuses, including torture and detention of opponents.
It is believee that concerns about prosecution led Jammeh to challenge the December election results.
At least 46,000 people have fled Gambia for Senegal since the start of the crisis fearing unrest, the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR said, citing Senegalese government figures.
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