By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai the Lawyer for Mohammed Kamarainba Mansaray has confirmed to Politico that his client has been granted bail on "compassionate grounds." Speaking to Politico in an interview on 9th September this year, amidst social media posts about the release of the 2018 presidential Candidate for the opposition Alliance Democratic Party, who
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah In an engagement with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), the Sierra Leone Teachers’ Union (SLTU) has demanded that 680 retired school teachers should be replaced. This demand by SLTU was put forward to MBSSE during a meeting in Freetown. Speaking to Politico, the SLTU Regional Secretary for Western Region, Foday Kuyateh said
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Public Relations Manager at the Sierra Leone Correctional Service, Assistant Superintendent Leslie Cole-Showers has confirmed to Politico that Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray is sick but responding to treatment, and that his condition is stable. The officer was reacting to social media posts in recent days claiming that Kamarainba, who is serving time
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Sierra Leone Commission on Arms and Ammunition (SLeCAA) has in a press release dated 1st September this year confirmed that there are 377unlicensed local gun manufacturers and repairers as per survey conducted in 2020. Of the total unlicensed gun manufacturers and repairers, 138 are local gun producers and 239 repairers, and according to the
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Office of National Security (ONS) has unequivocally condemned posts making rounds on social media calling on parents and guardians not to send their children to schools come September when schools reopen, threatening mass protests across the country. Speaking to Politico in an interview on the 31st of August this year, the Deputy Director for