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By Kemo Cham

The former Local Unit Commander of Lunsar is fighting to save his nearly three decades of career in the Sierra Leone Police after his recall pending investigation for alleged misconduct.

Chief Superintendent Gibril Mohammad Turay aka GMT is being investigated for his handling of the April 30 riots in the northern Port Loko district, Politico has learnt.

Turay is said to be under investigation by the CDIID, the police department that looks into suspected misconduct of police officers.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

One person has been killed and six more injured in a land dispute between Sawulia and Longo villages in the Southern district of Pujehun, Police in the district have confirmed to Politico.

The incident happened on Saturday afternoon after youths in Sawulia were returning home from clearing the bush on a bridge that connects both villages.

By Francis H. Murray

The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) has launched a locally made hand sanitizer as part of efforts to stop the transmission of Covid-19.

Authorities say that the initiative was part of their commitment in the fight against the Pandemic.

The product was developed by a cross section of final year students at the Pharmacology Department of the college, through the supervision of the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) has in a press statement rejected the “terrorism” label used by President Julius Maada Bio to describe the activities of some of its members.

In a strongly worded statement that was released by the party last Sunday, it expressed dissatisfaction over the president’s statement, insisting that the party is law abiding.

ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK, MINDLESS VIOLENCE AND PRINCIPAL SPEAKS OUT

The last two weeks have been traumatic in this country. After many years of peace following the civil war, the last days in April seemed like we were right back in era of mindless violence marked by the destruction of public and private property and the killing of our own brothers and sisters in some of the most difficult communities in this country. Yes indeed, Sierra Leoneans killing Sierra Leoneans inside Sierra Leone apparently in the service of politics.

Sierra Leone Bar Association (letterhead)

1 May 2020

GENERAL NOTICE

The Sierra Leone Bar Association (herein known as “SLBA”) woke up to a rude shock on Wednesday 29^th April 2020 to the unwelcome scene of an attempted jail break at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

President Julius Maada Bio has suspended the Resident Minister, North, Abu Abu Koroma after a video on social media showed him apparently raging and threatening to “shoot-to-“kill” people who would break the law.