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  Lead Defense Counsel Madieu Sesay Esq. representing Alhaji Amadu Bah Aka LAJ Yesterday Tuesday 9th August,2022 intimated the Bench that he would file no case submission of the alleged robbery case against his client. Lawyer Sesay made the submission after the prosection left its final witness to close the case . The Accused LAJ was under Preliminary investigation for the offences of robbery with Violence and assualt contrary to law. According to the particulars of the offence on , Sunday 12th June 2022 at Leonco Filling station Congo Cross in Freetown, the accused violently robbed the total sum of NLe4,200(Four Thousand Two hundred New Leones) and assaulted Musa Mansaray, a pump attendant in a manner thereby occassioning actual bodily harm. Led in defence by the state Counsel Yusif I.Sesay Fifth Prosection Witness (PW5) Detective Constable Alimamy Morlai Turay, who was marked b as the final witness, said he was attached to the Congo Cross Police Division as an Exhibit Clark when ...

  On Monday 8th August 2022, the Capital City of Freetown and other major towns in Sierra Leone witnessed a sit-down strike that led to Closure of major shops and ghostly business places, which was championed by unknown Sierra Leoneans. According to rumors, the sit-down strike is a protest over the hike prices of commodities and goods , human rights abuses , corruption, unfulfilled promises of the ruling SLPP government led by his Excellency President Julius Maada Bio , According to rumor mongers, the sit-down strike will climax with a street demonstration on Wednesday 10th August 2022. In an exclusive interview with the Head of Media and Public Relations of the Sierra Leone Police ( Media One), Mr . Brima Kamara said that there’s no need to Panic, adding that the Sierra Leone Police is in full control of the situation. Mr Brima Kamara further told the this medium that there has been no report of violence or chaos . Mr. Kamara Called on Sierra Leoneans to be attentive to them and n...

  Amidst Violent protests that took place in various parts of the country Today Wednesday 10 August 2022 as angry protesters took to the street in what is described as a faceless demonstration. President Dr. Julius Madda Bio has taken to social media to react to the current situation. As he is currently on vacation in London, president Bio has taken to social media to express dissatisfaction over today’s event, he describe what happened today as unfortunate and stated that today’s incident will be fully investigated. “As a government, we have the responsibility to protect every citizen of Sierra Leone. What happened today was unfortunate and will be fully investigated. I urge all Sierra Leoneans to be calm” President Bio wrote.

 2023 Presidential Aspirant, Dr Samura Kamara has reacted to incidences of protests and violence in various parts of Sierra Leone. Dr Kamara posted on his Twitter page “I am deeply troubled by the incidences of violence in parts of the country today. The right to protest comes with a responsibility to be law a abiding . Government must do all it can to de-escalate tensions. My heartfelt condolences to the families of those that we have lost today.”   The protests started with a sit-down strike that led to closure of major shops and later degenerated into blood-bath between police and protesters. Many Protesters and police officers have been reportedly killed in various clashes between them in various parts of the country.

  The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has issued directives for essential workers in the country following the declaration of a nationwide curfew by Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh after today’s violent demonstrations. Earlier today, the Vice President announced on national television the starting of a nationwide curfew, in order to curb the rising protest in the country. In response to the curfew declaration, SLP issued a public noticei signed by the Inspector General of Police, William Fayia Sellu, stating that: “Following the declaration of a nationwide curfew by His Excellency the Hon. Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) wishes to inform the general public as follows: 1. That the curfew shall be in force from 3pm on the 10th August, 2022, to 7am of 11th August 2022. 2. That all essential workers at the following places: hospitals, hotels, radio stations, television stations, telecommunications, companies, Electricity Generation and Tran...

  Members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) have taken to the streets of Freetown to restore law and order after today’s protest turned into bloody violence in some part of the capital. In a video shared on social media, the Military officers are seen matching in the capital trying to calm down the situation. They were however warmly received and praised by the protesters. On Tuesday, the Government of Sierra Leone directed the Military to assist the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) under the backing of Military Aid to Civil Power (MACP) Policy in the Emergency Category.

 According to reports from Kamakwie the headquarter town of Karena District, the Police Station has been burnt down and the few inmates in the cell all escaped. This is part of ongoing demonstrations in Freetown and the Northern part of the country today by citizens against the ruling government. The protesters say they are demonstrating against the high cost of living, police brutality, corruption and general injustice perpetuated by the government. In various parts of the country, there are report of gun shots fired and heavily armed police and military personnel in the street. Videos shared on social media showed protesters burning down a police station in Karene District and prisoners locked in all escaped. ‘Unconfirmed reports say there have been deaths. It’s not clear how many. The head of the police in the north, Gabriel Tommy says they’ve imposed an indefinite curfew in Makeni and Magburaka with the possibility of extending it to Kamakwei. Situation being monitored. 

  The Easter part of Freetown has been considered one of the danger zones in this August 10th protest. Streets along Black Hall Road community to Wellington are tense like never before with heavy gun shots heard in the community. Notwithstanding all the notices and press releases stopping this protest, Black Hall Road community youths have gone banana as they marched the streets protesting over the dissatisfaction on this New Direction government. When the protest started, youths were moving the streets peacefully untill they were stopped by the police. Forming groups with other streets among the closest communities around ferry junction, PWD and Black Hall Road, Rokupa, Wellington etc the event came to the point of things getting worse as gun shots were heard in the communities. These shot of live bullets in the community have created panic in the minds of the old who have had experience of the past war. To many old Sierra Leoneans, the situation is like the 1991 incident that lef...

  The government of Sierra Leone has today, Wednesday 10 August 2022 announced a nationwide curfew, starting at 3:00 PM until further notice in order to curb the rising protest in the country. The curfew announcement was made by the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on state broadcaster, SLBC, after internet in the country was shut down for over two hours. According to Vice President Jalloh, the curfew was announced to maintain law and order and protect the lives and property of citizens. “The security sector has been authorised to fully enforced this detectives,” he noted. There have been reports of protests in the east end of Freetown and in several towns across the north of Sierra Leone with police and protesters in running battles. “Unconfirmed reports say there have been deaths. It’s not clear how many. The head of the police in the north, Gabriel Tommy says they’ve imposed an indefinite curfew in Makeni and Magburaka with the possibility of extending it to...

  NetBlocks metrics confirm a nationwide disruption to internet service on multiple providers across Sierra Leone from the morning of Wednesday 10 August 2022. The incident comes amid reports of protests and clashes between the police and protesters in the capital city Freetown and other cities. Real-time network data show the near-total internet blackout coming into effect on mobile and fixed-line internet providers in a pattern consistent with an intentional disruption to service, corroborating user reports of outages in multiple cities. National connectivity is observed at just 5% of ordinary levels as of Wednesday morning. The restrictions impact many internet users in Sierra Leone and are likely to significantly limit coverage of events on the ground. This class of disruption cannot be readily circumvented through the use of VPN services. NetBlocks recommends against the use of network disruptions and social media restrictions to counter protests, given their disproportionate ...

  A Police Officer has been seen laying lifelessly on the street of Freetown, as it was alleged that he was beaten to death by angry protesters in the wake of the August 8- 10 planned demonstration. As the August 8-10 planned Demonstration rocks Sierra Leone a yet-to-be-identified police officer has been seen lifelessly on the street in the eastern part of Freetown, as onlookers said he was beaten to death by Angry protesters. Military personnel parading the area confirmed on Ayv that they saw a dead body in police uniform laying on the street, but did not confirm the real cause of death

 The Government of Sierra Leone has shut down internet in the country today August 10, 2022. This is coming amidst protests in the east end of Freetown and in several towns across the north of Sierra Leone with police and protesters in running battles. Sierraloaded reports that Protests have so far claimed the lives of at least three people as at press time, in addition to many injured. The disruption is likely to limit the free flow of information online and news coverage of incidents on the ground. Sierraleonenews reporters in Freetown also confirmed via telephone calls that they are unable to access the internet. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

There are report of many people reportedly shot dead by police officers as ongoing protest turns bloody in Freetown this morning. There are also reports of heavy police presence and clashes with protesters in the various ends of the capital. Reports gathered from various locations around Freetown this morning reveal that the streets are filled with youths demonstrating against the government. The protesters say they are demonstrating against the high cost of living, police brutality, corruption and general injustice perpetuated by the government.   In various parts of the Freetown, there are report of gun shots fired and heavily armed police and military personnel in the streets. Videos shared on social media showed young people alleged to be fatally shot by Police officers lying dead in the city.  There are report of many people reportedly shot dead by police officers as ongoing protest turns bloody in Freetown this morning. There are also reports of heavy police presence and...

  The governing Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) was caught on the backfoot yesterday Monday 8th August 2022 when a well-coordinated Sit-Home Strike saw a chunk of the capital city of Freetown and the main opposition stronghold of Makeni City virtually grind to a halt in the morning hours before things slowly returned to normal. A clearly ill-prepared SLPP regime had to bring out Cabinet Ministers on to Freetown streets to help allay fears that all Ministers had fled the capital city. The false reports of Ministers fleeing, were broadcast by a miscreant based in Holland who whilst he was in entertainment business, went by the stage name of ‘King Adebayo’. For almost two years now in this country, I have been raising attention to the fact that the miscreant in Holland using a stage name of ‘King Adebayo’ is a front (a ventriloquist puppet) for the Former President of Sierra Leone Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma (aka EBK) and Koroma’s political architecture. This is a FACT that I even deposed...

  The minister of Basic Senior Secondary School Education on Saturday 6th August 2022 wrote a letter addressing school pupils to write him back about their holiday and thing they may want politicians to do in their communities. The minister’s letter to pupils has gone viral and have started attracting the attention of pupils as the minister started receiving responses today Tuesday 9th August 2020 few days after publishing his letter. Today the minister tweeted he has received two letters from a class two and class six pupils at his office. The two pupils are Ndeleiva and Nyanjeva as Ndeleiva is requesting for good road and adequate water supply in her community.   “Wow! Today I  received my first 2 letters hand delivered to my office from a Class 2 & Class 6 pupil. How exciting to meet you Ndeleiva and Nyanjeva! Ndeleiva- I hope politicians would’ve fixed your road & water by the time you finish school so you can fix other issues! Thank you!”.

  Since specimen were collected from the Over 80 Patients affected by the alleged food poisoning at Nyandeyama section in Kenema and sent to a loboratory test but results are yet to come by Some residents in Kenema are using the local radio stations to call on the medical wing to produce the result of the test. People want to know what resulted to poor health on Victims at the graduation Party Organized at A1 Bajalokoh street at Nyandeyama section. Speaking to Francis Suma the Risk Communication lead for the District Health Management Team Kenema, he told the press that all the patient s have been discharged with few complaining of minor poor health, which the medical team is is closely Monitoring. He said the results is not immediate as it has a long Process to go through but he did not rule the possibility of further testing out of the country. He called on the public to exercise some patience as the results must come out and it will be made public. He said they wants to prove wh...

  A 14-year-old girl was reportedly killed on Thursday in a gruesome road accident in the city center of Sierra Leone’s second capital after a tipper truck tumbled over, eyewitnesses say. The accident at Bo clock tower which an eyewitness described as likely the most gruesome to have occurred in the city this year left three other people seriously injured. According to Ansumana Moseray, the district’s Bike Riders Union Public Relations Officer, who witnessed the incident said the truck driver was reckless driving in and excessive speeding which caused the accident. “Right from Prince Williams street, the driver was in full speed. As he approached the clock cower with speed, he was unable to take the curve to head to Tikonko road, when the truck lost control and tumbles over,” Mosereay said. He said the 14-year-old girl was killed while coming from the market and He says was with two other children who weren’t hurt in the accident because they’d already crossed part of the roadway l...

  The Sierra Leone Parliamentary Delegation to the African, Caribbean, Pacific, European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly (ACP-EU JPA) headed by Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma, who doubles as Leader of Government Business has visited selected European Union’s project sites in the North-West and Southern Regions of the country. The joint oversight includes local authorities, education stakeholders, and the communities who are beneficiaries of these EU completed projects in the said regions including construction of major bridges and rehabilitation of old classrooms and construction of new classroom blocks in support of the Government’s flagship programme, the free quality education. Speaking to beneficiaries in light of the projects’ components, Hon. Nyuma called on stakeholders in the education sector to keep the schools clean and safe in order to attract more pupils for enrollment to their institutions of learning. He also implored parents to send their children to school as the benefit...

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with its partners will vaccinate all 10 years old girls both in and out of schools with free HPV Vaccine and Marklate, starting October 3rd 2022. The HPV Vaccine and Marklate protects against HPV infections. The Vaccine is given to girls at an early age before they start sexual activity. HPV Vaccine has been introduced in over 50 countries and known to be safe and effective.   Cervical Cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in female in Sieria Leone after breast cancer. Cervical Cancer is mostly caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) HPV is a common infection transmitted sensually from an infected person to another. Most people with HPV do not normally show signs and symptoms. Older women can lower their risk by using condoms and go for screening at the nearest health facility.  

The Satellite Desk can authoritatively reveal that another lawsuit awaits the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) if the party reject the endorsement of sacked former vice president Alhaji Samuel Sam Sumana and others expelled stalwart members ahead of the National Delegates Conference Investigations are that majority stalwarts members in the APC are of the opinion that if the reinstatement of sacked former  Vice President by Chairman of the APC Interim Transition Governance Committee (TOC) Alfred Peter Conteh does not hold, Sam Bumana will not be qualified to contest for the flag-bearer election at the convention this year While supporters of the erstwhile APC 2018 presidential standard bearer. Dr Barure Mathew Wilson Kamara, have retorted that the expulsion of sacked former Vice President Samuel Sam Sumara from the party must stand until the National Delegates Conference decides otherwise, supporters of the latter have threatened to go to court for the interpretation of t...

The Sierra Leone Police deployed additional personnel to strategic locations across Freetown. The central business of Freetown looked like public holiday as only few businesses ventured to trade. Many shops were closed and streets deserted. No protesters could be seen in the streets, but there was stay at home protest, which could be largely described as effective. Even though assurances were given by the Office of National Security (ONS), the police and public officials, many businesses could not venture to open their shops for fear of being looted by hooligans who normally use the slightly of opportunity to steal. Alimamy Turay is a businessman in central Freetown.   He said that he did not open his shop because he did not want to take risk because he can’t preempt what will happen in the course of doing his business. He said they have lost a lot of money because they couldn’t do their normal business Spokesperson of the Office of National Security Abdul Karim Will is quoted as s...