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By Politico Staff Writer

The Operations Team of the Sierra Leone Police, Kabala Divisional Headquarters, acting within the mandate of the National Task Force on Human Trafficking, has intercepted 57 persons about to be trafficked to Mali.

The 57 individuals include 26 female adults, 14 male children, and 17 female children on the 16^th of March, 2024.

A public notice issued by the National Task Force on Human Trafficking on the 18^th of March 2024 indicated that the children are between the ages of 2 months to 15 years.

By Politico Staff Writer

Police in the southern region have raided an Ojeh shrine and marijuana joints in Bo town. The operation was headed by the Assistant Inspector General of police in the region, Brima Kanneh.

Speaking to Politico, the police media officer, south, said they raided places they had identified as hotspots for the sale of kush and other harmful drugs in Bo. Constable Alhaji Osman Mansaray said during the raids they found exhibits at the Ojeh shrine and other places where marijuana is also sold.

By Saio Marrah

A Whatsapp audio sent by the ninth accused, Idrissa Kallon played in court, revealed the accused said they would be attacking the lodge of President Julius Madda Bio on the night of 25^th November 2023.

In the ongoing court martial trying 27 soldiers in connection to the November 26 failed coup, it was revealed that Kallon was communicating with his colleague soldier, Staff Sergeant Kellie Marah attached to the Forces Intelligence Security Unit (FISU).

By Saio Marrah

10 Million US Dollars from the European Union Development Fund and another additional 10 million dollars from the Bank of Sierra Leone have been allocated to local farmers on credit in Sierra Leone.

The money from the European Union is under a project known as “Salone Access to Finance Project,” a five-year initiative Launched in Freetown on Thursday 21st March 2024.

By Alpha Abu

Sierra Leone’s Mobile Data penetration in 2023 reached 24.82 percent, from 15.05 percent in 2018, according to Amara Brewah- Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NatCA).

He was addressing the 21^st Annual General Meeting of the West African Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA) held at Radisson Blu Hotel in Freetown this week.

By Saio Marrah

Inspector Mohamed Wai, a witness in the ongoing trial of one Alpha Sheriff also known as APC Sheriff for allegedly operating a private security company without a valid license and other related offences has told the High Court that when they (police) found a rifle with the accused, he cried out saying he had “fallen in Bo town”.

By Saio Marrah

Adekali Foday Suma, the second accused in the ongoing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case over Sierra Leone’s UN chancery building, has told the High Court in Freetown that when he was signing the contract for renovation of the country’s Sierra chancery building, pre-contractual requirements had not been met.

The accused signed the contractual agreement on behalf of the Sierra Leone government with Fairfield Construction Company based in New York for the renovation of the property.