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Sierra Leone police say Evangelist Samson was killed in crossfire between armed police and ex-combatants

August 16, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 13

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 August 2022: Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police – William Fayia Sellu, last night confirmed the death of APC social media strongman – Evangelist Samson (Photo above), whose  real name was corrected in a statement believed to have come from the police, as Hassan S. Dumbuya. [Read More]

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Opposition APC media strongman assasinated as fears grow over return of extra-judicial killings in Sierra Leone

August 15, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 August 2022: Police in Sierra Leone and leaders of the country’s main opposition APC party are yet to comment or confirm story on social media, showing the remains of an opposition APC media commentator, Hassan Conteh – popularly known as Evangelist Samson, being dumped by someone [Read More]

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Freetown Mayor Aki-Sawyerr under attack as ruling party operatives look for scapegoats to blame for deadly riots

August 13, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2022: President Bio needs to clampdown hard on his ministers and rein in his SLPP party operatives that are out fanning the flames of discord, retribution, and anarchy, in reaction to the bloody disturbance that took place last Wednesday, 10th of August 2022. What the [Read More]

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President Bio vows to crackdown hard on violent insurrectionists, collaborators, sponsors, and supporters

August 13, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2022: After his ‘forced’ return to Freetown from his holiday in London to speak to the people of Sierra Leone and the international community about the deadly protests which took place on the 10th of August, President Bio has spelt out his government’s plans to [Read More]

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Market stalls at Abacha Street Market in Freetown destroyed as security forces mount brutal crackdown

August 12, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

12th August 2022: Barely forty-eight hours have passed and there is rising political and regional tension once again in Sierra Leone, after a massive street protest brought the country to a chilling halt, with demonstrators calling for the resignation of President Bio, who was holidaying in London with his family. [Read More]

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Sierra Leone police interim report on the deadly protest is out and makes for grim reading

August 11, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2022: Sierra Leone Police headquarters today published its interim report into yesterday’s street protests which saw four police officers and several civilians killed, as President Bio returns home from his holiday to face a nation ripped apart by hate and political discord. Tonight, as the [Read More]

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Opposition APC says it unreservedly condemn all forms of violence

August 11, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2022: Sierra Leone’s main opposition political party – the APC, last night issued a statement condemning yesterday’s violent protests which saw the killing of civilians and security officers. Widespread rioting brought the country to a standstill. The main opposition APC is being accused by supporters [Read More]

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Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr calls for peace after deadly protests in Sierra Leone

August 11, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2022: Reactions to yesterday’s deadly violence in Sierra Leone which claimed the lives of security forces and civilians have been swift. Mayor of Freetown, whose efforts and campaign to develop the country’s capital as a place that is fit for work, enterprise, living and leisure, [Read More]

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Why Sierra Leoneans are happy with challenge to Maada Bio’s bloodshed and bullying – Op ed

August 11, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 17

Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2022: DO we need to catalogue all the bloodshed President Bio has committed in Sierra Leone since his NPRC days and since he came to power in 2018 for anybody to understand why many Sierra Leoneans rejoiced today for the first strong open [Read More]

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