𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫… 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬

The Regional Police Division in Port Loko has been accused of delaying investigation into the mysterious death of three local residents of Tainratha Village in the Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko district. The three Sierra Leoneans were allegedly beaten, tortured, murdered and thrown into a nearby lake by some white security personnel working for Marampa Mines Limited. The incident took place in October last year.

It is alleged by the Chief Security Officer of Marampa Mines Limited that the victims went to the company site to buy fuel illegally. They were seven in number. According to a community elder, three of them were captured and are believed to have been tortured and murdered by some white security personnel working for Marampa Mines Limited.

Police sources confirmed yesterday that following a report in the Global Times, the matter has been transferred to Police Headquarters in Freetown for a thorough and an independent investigation. Police in Port Loko have so far obtained statements from the white security personnel working for Marampa Mines Limited.

The four other victims that escaped from the company site are scared of talking to the Police. It is alleged that they have been bribed by the company to keep their mouths shut.

When the incident took place, some youths in the community mobilized to burn down properties belonging to the company but they were threatened by some local authorities and some senior politicians to step back.

The post-mortem examination carried out by the Consultant Government Pathologist, Dr. Owizz Kamara, has been disputed by aggrieved family members of the deceased. They have called on the government to set up an inquest to determine the cause and manner of death of the three Sierra Leoneans.

Meanwhile, a team of human rights activists and lawyers is on its way to the village to investigate the matter.

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has been accused of a stunning leadership failure for deliberately refusing to investigate the matter.

Investigations continue.