Bo Chief Administrator Arrested
By Richard Ngevao in Bo
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament yesterday ordered the detention of William Alpha, chief administrator of the Bo City Council at the Bo west Police Division, accusing him of “perjury”.
According to the committee chairman, Hassan Sheriff, MP, they handed the chief administrator over to the police because he failed to comply with their directives regarding the ministry of agriculture and for failing to produce some delivery notes on procurement during a parliamentary public hearing on the council.
Solar lights light up Koidu
By Septimus Senessie in Kono.
Hundreds of residents of Koidu, the headquarters of the eastern district of Kono stormed the streets on Sunday night jubilating over the solar street lights after they were powered on for the first time.
It was the test phase at key locations including Post Office Road, Old Yengema Road, Bongalow, Number Nine and Yardu Road.
APC MP questions Operation WID
By Crispina Cummings
A Member of Parliament for the governing All People’s Congress party and member of the Local Government Committee in the House has questioned the effectiveness of Operation WID.
Speaking in parliament on Tuesday Alhassan Kamara, MP, said he did not understand what the whole operation was about because under it, traffic was still congested due to street trading, motor bikes and push carts (omolankay) in many streets.
“Witch gun” scare disrupts funeral service
By Mustapha Sesay and Jenneh Briama
A funeral service for one Emanuel Edmond was yesterday disrupted at the St. John Maroon Church along Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown, when, according to eye witnesses, mourners attending the service pounced on a man for allegedly carrying a “witch gun” with the intention of harming the deceased’s sister.
Human Rights Commission condemns Sierra Leone Police
Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has issued a statement raising concern over police killing of a man believed to be a US citizen of Sierra Leonean origin.
Police say the deceased was brandishing a light weapon in the full glare of the public along Lumley beach in the west of Freetown, creating panic amongst people.
The commission’s statement, released on 29 May 2013, says the SLP was courageous to have owned up to killing the man.
