In the tense aftermath of the nationwide unrest that shook Sierra Leone on 10 August 2022, dozens of arrests were reported across the country. Among those said to have been taken into custody in Freetown was Edward Suleiman Koroma, a community activist whose whereabouts remain unclear more than two weeks after the protests. Koroma, known among peers as a grassroots …

By Thaimu Sankoh. Police Sergeant 9550 Sewa Bambamdu Turay formally attached to the Lumbley Police Station in the Western Rural District of Sierra Leone and family are currently on the run to save their lives after Turay refused to act on an unlawful and unconstitutional orders from his police bosses. Talking to this medium in a telephone interview Sergeant Sewa …

Sierra Leoneans wanted for their alleged involvement in the August 10th, 2022 protest that was later transformed into a bloody riot. The protesters clashed with police during the event. They expressed their grievances regarding the rising cost of living, alleged electoral irregularities, and corruption within the President Julius Maada Bio’s administration. In Freetown, the Sierra Leone police used tear gas …

On the 18th of August 2022 Peter Koroma, Mohamed Sesay and Francis Bangura (members of the Kaffu Bullom Youth Progress Organisation) all of Lungi Town in the Kaffu Bullum chiefdom Port Loko District Northern Sierra Leone, escaped from Lungi Police Station. According to reliable sources, Peter Koroma and his colleagues were arrested and detained for alleged riotous conduct, attempted coup …

By Mohamed Koroma A political youth activist Sajor Barry have been declared wanted by the Sierra Leone Police for allegedly mobilizing and leading youth groups in the capital city of Freetown to engage in violent protest that lead to the death of police officers and other youths in the city. It could be recalled that on 10th of August 2022 …

By Alfred Fornah.           Harmless August 10th protester Maseray Sesay and Alhassan Mansaray are presently on the run as armed police officers and military personnel, together with government operatives, are after them because they were identified in one of the videos that went viral on social media of the August 10th protest in the country. In a …

Many Sierra Leoneans believe that homosexuality, Lesbianism and Bisexual is practiced exclusively by, or through inducements from foreigners. A number of Sierra Leoneans, even those with considerable exposure to Western culture, said that homosexuality does not exist locally, and any cases were due directly to Western influence The few Sierra Leoneans who admitted knowing someone they believed to be homosexual …

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police has declared Aminata Kanu wanted after her family reported her for engaging in a same-sex relationship with another woman, Isatu Sall. Sources close to the investigation revealed that Aminata was allegedly caught twice in compromising situations with Isatu at her father’s house, which led to her being reported to the …

Stakeholders of Mandu Chiefdom in Kailahun District have commended the Government of President Dr Julius Maada Bio for awarding scholarships to three descendants of their Chiefdom to perform the 2022 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Natives and descendants from the Chiefdom on Friday, July 29, 2022 received the pilgrims at Mobai Junction and escorted them with fanfare to the Mandu Central …

Manhunt For Makeni Generator Proteste Makeni, August 2, 2022 Authorities have launched a nationwide manhunt for Foday Tarawalie, a prominent member of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), following his escape from prison under unclear circumstances on August 1, 2022. Tarawalie rose to national attention for his alleged role in the July 17–18, 2020 protests in Makeni, triggered by the …