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By Mustapha Kamara & Jenneh Braima

Hundreds of commercial biker riders in Freetown have condemned statements made by Sierra Leone’s deputy minister of political affairs, Karamoh Kabba, that: “over 60% of commercial bike riders are foreigners from neighboring countries”.

The embattled minister told Politico, after the impasse that ensued between the police forces and ‘okada’ riders when one of their colleagues was knocked down and killed by a truck as he tried to escape being arrested by traffic police.

By Crispina Cummings

Chairman of legislative committee in parliament has urged colleague parliamentarians to be aggressive in getting their constituents to understand the implications of not heeding directives from health workers against Ebola.

Ajibola Manley-Spaine, MP for constituency 103 in central Freetown, said their efforts around Ebola sensitisation must take a different level going forward because “our constituents are not responsible and this is frustrating us in the fight against the Ebola disease.”

By Aminata Phidelia Allie

Defense lawyers at the military tribunal presently trying 14 soldiers of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces have argued that their clients have no case before the court and that they should be “acquitted and discharged”.

The four defense counsels, whiles making their separate no-case submissions on behalf of the incarcerated soldiers on different dates in September and October, urged presiding Judge Advocate Otto During to “discharge the soldiers because the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt”.

By Joseph Lamin Kamara

Chairlady of the King Jimmy Market in Central Freetown has called on government and nongovernmental organisations to help the market community because “we are seriously suffering.”

Neneh Sankoh said that the market was very significant to the history of the country “because it was where they keep the country’s foundation stone”. She added that: “Even the foundation stone is getting lost because of government neglect.”

By Allieu Said Tunkara

Director of media at the ministry of defense has urged people in Ebola affected communities to provide information to security personnel deployed in their regions to enable them contain the virus in the country.

By Zainab Joaque

Three Journalists from the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) and two officials from the Ministry of Sports (MOS) were yesterday Monday 13th October thrown out of Cameroun because they did not have "health certificates."

News of journalist Fajah Barrie, Frank Cole and Mohamed Kelfala Sesay and Mohamed Kabba and James Fofanah from the ministry of sports being prevented from leaving their hotel by Camerounian immigration officers and police broke on Thursday 9^th October.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

The West district coordinator of the Family Support Unit of the Sierra Leone Police has said that "over 90 % of Sierra Leonean children on the streets are being abused every day."

Detective assistant superintendent,Sia Sandy, told Politico in an exclusive interview that "these children are given assorted goods to sell on the streets instead of going to school."