By Francis H. Murray
Justice Monfred Sesay of the High Court in Freetown has on Tuesday 7 July 2020 sentenced 34-yeaer old Mohammed Bangura to 15yrs imprisonment for sexually penetrating an 8 years old girl. The judge described the evidence adduced in court against Bangura as “overwhelming.”
Brig. (Rtd) Kellie Hassan Conteh is the Interim National Coordinator of the National Coronavirus Emergency Operation Center (NACOVERC).
Kemo Cham spoke with him about the response effort from the onset, the successes, the challenges and the future.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The Southern district of Pujehun has gone more than 30 days without recording a new case of Coronavirus. Sunday, 8th of July marked exactly 33 days since all COVID-19 patients were discharged from the district’s treatment center.
The District COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee (DICOVERC) has put down the success to their “remarkable” level of organization across the district even before they recorded a case.
By Anthony Newman Leevay
With Bo District having recorded more than 100 cases of the coronavirus, there had been concerns that all the cases have had to be taken to Freetown or Lungi. The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has now come to the rescue by refurbishing and repurposing the children’s hospital with 34 beds to serve as a treatment and isolation centre.
By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo
The Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police, Ambrose Suvula, has ordered the transfer of 25 police officers attached to the Bo East Police station for alleged “misconduct”.
The AIG Southern Region, William Fayia Sellu, confirmed the transfer of the officers to Politico in an interview, noting that the IG is the Chief Executive officer of the Sierra Leone Police force which grant him the authority to punish officers who conduct themselves wrongly in his presence.
By Politico Staff Writer
Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Tamba Lamina, have embarked on a joint visit to dumpsites that are under construction in the capital city.
By Kemo Cham
The Acting Vice Chancellor and Principal of Njala University, Professor Osman Sankoh, has appealed to members of the Junior Staff Association to exercise patient as he looked into the possibility of paying their outstanding ‘Dirty Work’ Allowances.
Prof. Sankoh, who is fondly called Mallam O, was addressing representatives of the association who had called on him at his office at the administrative building of the university at Njala Mokonde.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
