By Saio Marrah
Police Constable 5614 Sawyer Williams, alias Daddy, has been dismissed from the Force for selling a harmful drug commonly known as “Kush”, according to Police Regional Commander of Freetown-East, John Martin Senessie (Ph.D.).
Addressing journalists at the weekly Police Press Briefing in Freetown on Wednesday 23rd August 2023, he said the ex-police constable who admitted to the crime is to face prosecution when investigations are concluded.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
A Coalition of Women’s Organizations in Sierra Leone has in a press release condemned what they referred to as Dr. John Idriss Lahai’s gender insensitive remarks made over social media regarding the legislative representation of elected female Members of Parliament (MP).
They also condemned his “persistent cyber-bullying” on the First Lady Fatima Bio.
The Group issued the release on the 24th of August, 2023 after he made remarks on the 21st of August 2023 on his Facebook page.
By Saio Marrah
Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown has concluded a preliminary investigation into the alleged murder of an FBC lecturer, Kabba Santigie Bangura, and committed the matter for trial in the High Court.
Before the magistrate delivered the ruling, Detective Sergeant Issa Kamara from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, tendered clothes, believed to belong to the deceased, found in the house of the accused who is a herbalist.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary School Education (MBSSE) and other stakeholders has launched the nomination process for the country’s third edition of the Presidential National Best Teacher Awards (PNBTA 2023)
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Deputy Director, the Prevention Department of the Anti-Corruption Commission, (ACC) Samuel Marrah accused the private sector of being one of the facilitators of graft.
Marah made this claim in an interview with Politico, in which he recalled an engagement the commission had with stakeholders from the private sector that took place in Freetown.
Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
As a way to ensure road safety compliance, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), has teamed up with the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), putting in place a number of measures and regulations in pursuit of restoring ‘’sanity’’ on roads.
The SLP made this statement in a press release dated 17th August 20223. The press release noted that vehicle and garage owners must not ‘’abandon’’ or ‘’park’’ along roads, adding they must remove all those vehicles, tricycles, and motorcycles currently abandoned on those roads.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
As the fight against ‘Kush,’ Cannabis Sativa, Tramadol, and other narcotics intensifies across the country, 22 suspects comprising 3 females and 19 males have been remanded at the Kissi Town/Banga Farm Correctional Centre in Waterloo on several Public Order Act and Drug-Related Offenses.
The suspects were arrested in raids in and around Waterloo and on Wednesday 23rd August made their first appearance at the Magistrate Court, King Yard in Waterloo.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
