A REPORT OF AN ALLEGED CASE OF CONSPIRACY DIVULGING INCITEMENT RIOTOUE
CONDU CT AND DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR AGAINST AMADU BAH AND OTHER RIOTERS
Name of complainant: Sierra Leone Police
Address: Freetown
Recorded down on the 14 th August, 2022, commenced at 09:00 Hours at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Pademba road in Freetown.
This department of the Sierra Leone Police is investigating a case of divulging information, conspiracy, incitement, riotous conduct and disorderly behaviour conducted by some rioters including one Amadu Bah
ho were involved in planning, conspiring and participating in the August 8 th 9 th and 10th 2022 violent demonstration in Freetown, Waterloo the Western Rural District, Makeni and Kamakwie in the stronghold of the Main Opposition the”All Peoples Congress (APC) Party”.
Sources from the Sierra Leone police (SLP) have disclosed that one Amadu Bah who is a businessman and also a resident of No. 28 Calaba Town, in Freetown has been declared wanted by and the Law Enforcement Institution the Sierra Leone Police for a case of conspiracy, inciting and Divulging, information to one of his best friend called Adebayor in misleading the public into the August 8th, 9th and 10th, 2022 riot in the country.
According to the Public Affairs Department of the Sierra Leone Police through a press release signed by the Inspector General of Police Mr. Ambrose Micheal Sovula, Amadu Bah was alleged to have been found anting by the Sierra Leone police force for his involvement with some irate youths of a Political
Party called the All Peoples Congress (APC in Sierra Leone that always divulged information to the opposition party and one Adebayor who resides in the Netherland to always incites young people to come out and demonstrate against ‘ ‘the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLP P) government of Sierra Leone for the economic hardship and increased in youth unemployment in Sierra Leone.
According to an intelligence gathered, a group of angry youths of one Ataya Base Organization at Calaba town in the east evl •of Freetown headed by one (Hassan Dumbuya) usually have a secret meeting point sshere they forl»ed a WhatsApp group to divulged information secretly to Adebayor and other politicians on many occasions who incited other youths of different parties to have demonstrated on August 10, 2022 that led to the loss of lives of six security personnel (Police) and many civilians lost their lives and properties. When the Police got this informâtion, a team of Operational Support Division (OSD) personnel stormed this meeting point to arrest these angry youths and other, another set of youths open gun fire against the Police sshilst at the same time the Police in return also open gun fire against these youths. Upon the cross firing a good number of civilians including (6) six police officers were killed on the spot, and these angered the police and the military officers to embarked on a house to house search. Arrests were made, whilst others escaped and they were on the run. This situation forced Amadu Bah to flee out of his home and hide in a neighbor’s house. Those arrested were charged to court whilst some are still under investigations.
Because Amadu Bah; was named as one of the suspects for divulging information to Adebayor, inciting another community members to protest against the ruling government. It is an offense according to Section 4 (12) Cap 2 in the Criminal Procedure Act of 1965 of Sierra Leone that any person who involved in divulging secrete information illegally to destabilize the country will be prosecuted to life imprisonment.
Our investigations also revealed that police personnel have stormed the residence of Amadu Bah to affect his arrest several times but proven futile. Amadu Bah has been declared wanted dead or alive by the police, he has gone into hiding and his whereabouts is still unknown. His photos have been displayed at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in Freetown and the Police are encouraging the ital information that will lead to his arrest.
